I knew it was time for a change when looking in the backyard all I could think was “a field of poo”. Leo is a prodigious producer and the chickens were cranking out the smelly stuff at an alarming rate. I would be skinned alive if a hair on the dog’s beloved head was touched but the birds? I put an ad on my neighborhood Facebook page and by night the girls were out the door and on their way to a new loving home.
Over 20 years with chickens was great but no matter what I did I just couldn’t keep the flies and rats under control. I tried wasps to kill larvae, treadle feeders to flummox rats and obsessive coop cleaning but all to no avail. Short of completely rebuilding the coop I could think of nothing left to try so off they went.
With renewed interest I cleaned up the overgrown backyard, blasted out the empty coop and did spring plantings.
There still is plenty of Leo poop but if he’s walked regularly he much prefers doing his business then. I’m looking forward to a summer of sweetly scented air wafting in from the backyard and picnics amongst sunflowers. I’ll keep you posted on how this goes!
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