Marli King
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Marli King
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Elder GenX AuDHD Secular Humanist animal lover. Most fond of my housemates Dude (longcoat Chihuahua), Dilly (lavender Ameraucana), & Diva (cream crested legbar) - a.k.a. The D Squad. She/Her. I follow people who post pics of their chickens🐓 P.S. Fuck Trump
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
having them as indoor pets. 💕
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
After that I didn’t have the heart to put them out with the others. It was coming into winter and Diva is much smaller than my other hens. Plus they were both really bonded to me and to each other. Dilly in particular is a super snuggle bug. My husband and I have both been really happy
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
keeping the poo from sticking to the liner. Awesome stuff!

We didn’t plan on keeping Dilly and Diva as indoor pets. They got pneumonia as chicks and Diva in particular was *really* sick and I worked for weeks to save her. And even then her lungs were still fragile.
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
shake clean and can be used multiple times before needing to be washed. I tried small pet pine litter pellets first but I’m sensitive to pine. Now I’m giving hemp pellets a try, but what I really love is compressed coffee litter pellets for chickens. Really kills the odor, and works even better at
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
pouch to absorb moisture. This does several things. It absorbs moisture which reduces odors (like to practically nothing except immediately after a stinky poo) and is better for vent health. It also coats the droppings which keeps them from sticking to the diaper liner so the diapers pretty much
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
completely if it looks like there’s damp or if there’s odor after I sift it. I t seems like I change it out about every other month? It’s not often.

During the day they wear Love A Chicken Diapers (I tried several different kinds and these are the best) & I put a litter but of litter in the diaper
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
there better. Run a HEPA air purifier to catch anything that is still airborne.

As for the poop, use a siftable bird safe litter in the cage where they sleep. My girls cage has a 2’x4’ roost bar over a litter box corn cob litter mixed with zeolite granules. I sift it daily and change it out
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If you’re on Facebook, join the group Huggable House Chickens and Ducks. Handling dander is easy. Regular baths with a glycerin rinse. The glycerin doesn’t just add moisture to skin and feathers, it also makes the feather sheathing flakes and skin flakes heavier so they fall to the floor and stay
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think I missed it - when did Venezuela steal oil fields from us? Are there Venezuelan terrorists occupying Texas oilfields and somehow I missed the memo?
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM