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Chickens Should Get More Respect
We think of them as commodity protein, but these are some amazing creatures.
Granted, many would die out long before they reached maturity without human help. But that is a product of over breeding by humans.
The better original breeds, left to their own devices, find their own food and water, work out the pecking order, learn to hide when the hawk's around and call it a day and sunset.
We have learned from them the ideas of enough work and a little play.
My mom used to laugh that my grandmother "went to bed with the chickens". When we first bought the farm we had no TV or other entertainment. After working and eating supper, going to bed seemed like the next great thing to do... even if it was 8:00 p.m.
Got a Teenager with "self-doubt issues?" Get them a "Top Hat" chicken. These marvelous creatures look like they lost a bet at a fashion show. Their legs are too long, their voices too high and their plumage looks like a really "bad hair day." But they are spunky little fighters that don't take bullying by the upper-classmen.
A face only a mother could love.
