cherrycoop
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I have the pleasure of having 4 RIRs - they are about 16 weeks old now and a total delight - I purchased and incubated 24 'bantam' eggs and ended with 4 RIR LF only. Anyway, they and I live on an island in the Indian Ocean. The animal feed factory shut 4 months ago so my chickens have been brought up on cooked rice, greens (spinach type) and kitchen scraps. They now free range and have an incredible amount of bugs to eat and not very interested in their rice much. Today I was in the garden filling the wild bird feeders with crushed rice and the chickens came rushing over - except one failed to navigate around the swimming pool and landed in it! I was prepared to jump in fully clothed and rescue said chicken but it was not necessary as it just floated and I was able to scoop it out. I have been wondering what would happen if one should fall in as they sometimes come and investigate when I am in the pool so now I know but what I don't know though is how long would they float for - does anyone know this?