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Must be my lucky day, just finished mowing my lawn, kind of a bit long and dryish thanks to Level 1 Water Restrictions here, and while mowing it I heard crunchy, sloppy noise coming from the mower, I had run over and the mower had neatly sliced and diced a Mulga snake ( very venomous btw,) about 2' 6" long that must have hiding the long grass.
Within minutes of finishing the mowing my 'supposedly vegetarian chickens were onto the pieces and happily devouring them with great relish.
I think I'll make certain I don't die while cleaning their coup from now on.

Triphid 9 Jan 31
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Wow, that's quite an adventure you had there! Mowing the lawn and stumbling upon a Mulga snake, that's some excitement. I'm glad you're okay and that your chickens were quick to lend a helping hand... or beak, rather!

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Where can I find a good string trimmer?

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I'd say it IS your lucky day! Well done.

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Who told you chickens were vegetarians? Very few birds are...

Well the feed I buy for them says it's 'meat free' pellets, maybe that's just to keep the Vegans/Vegies happy and buying eggs...LOL.

@Triphid They will be healthier & egg shells stronger if they get a bit of straight protein.....fish is what my family used on their annual 200+ chicken farm to supplement the dairy income.

@AnneWimsey When I can go fishing, and the river water isn't full of toxic Blue Green Algae and killing the fish, we usually catch an average of 1 decent edible native fish to every 10 disgusting, feral, imported European Carp, I keep a few carp to give to the chickens, they strip the carp clean and then devour the bones, etc, at the moment they are getting regular amounts of Shell-grit because there are no carp safe enough to use.

@Triphid carp bones =excellent source of calcium. Sorry to hear about the pollution....

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Chickens are omnivores. Just like humans and pigs.

You're telling me, I've seen mine grab small lizards, grasshoppers, snails and even pick clean the bones my dog used to leave laying around.

@Triphid Yeah, so many people just make false assumptions based on not much of anything. You know, instead of actually checking to find out the facts.

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I was about to chew you out for bragging about being able to mow. But I looked and saw you are in Australia....and it’s summer. It was 21 BELOW zero Fahrenheit this morning where I live.

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Do you guys have something you can buy that acts as an antidote if you are bitten?

Rough to be an Australian atheist!

Yeah, antivenom is available at the hospital, a quick phone call and the ambulance will come and get.
If you're out in the bush for any length of time it's always advisable to carry a phial of polyvalent antivenom in the first aid kit as well though.

@creative51 Why waste time praying when there is no god, just put a pressure bandage on the wound area and get help asap, BUT most of all DON"T PANIC.

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I am pretty sure my cat would be fine with me dying somewhere she can reach.

DrT Level 4 Jan 31, 2019

That's one of the many reasons why I don't have a cat or cats.

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