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THERE'S not a lot going on in the birdroom. The birds are generally rather quiet and, certainly in my birdroom, mostly keeping themselves to themselves. I'm still giving baths every two days and most seem to enjoy it, even when the thermometer is showing minus numbers. I always remove the baths by 12pm to give them time to dry off before the temperature drops again. That said, my birds are so excited when the baths go on the cages there's a bit of a bun fight to see who can get in first. Usually, within five minutes

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