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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
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What is the action of birds, especially chickens, searching the ground for grain, oat, etc called?
  

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'Scratching the ground'....... this is more specific for chickens, as they do 'scratch' the ground with their feet when looking for food. For other birds, you can use the word 'search'.

  • 'Scratching the ground'.......
  • this is more specific for chickens, as they do 'scratch' the ground with their feet when looking for food.
  • For other birds, you can use the word 'search'.
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'Scratching the ground'....... this is more specific for chickens, as they do 'scratch' the ground with their feet when looking for food. For other birds, you can use the word 'search'.

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