A “dig skirt” in the context of poultry keeping, also known as a predator guard or anti-dig barrier, is a barrier made of metal, like hardware cloth or welded wire, that’s placed around the outside perimeter of a chicken coop or run, buried or secured to the ground, to prevent predators from digging under and Read More …
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Mozart and the Secret Sonata of the Chickens
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a secret. Not the kind of secret whispered in candlelit corridors or scribbled in the margins of love letters—but a secret so peculiar, so absurd, that he dared not share it with anyone. He was in love with chickens. Not in the ordinary way that farmers admired their plump hens or Read More …
Backyard Chicken Jukebox – Day 139 – Burning Down the Chicken
https://youtu.be/aOVFo_PUvTk The 2 brown chickens have started laying eggs, and we have been enjoying them very much. So far between the 2 chickens, we get 10 eggs a week. The 3 baby chicks seemed to have stalled in their growth a bit, and are getting bullied by Dua Lipa often. Taylor Chick sometimes comes to Read More …