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First Chickens on Pasture!

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May 11, 2025

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Chickens on pasture! It is always a wonderful day when the first chickens head out to pasture. We've all been waiting for the pastures to green up, and the cows and pigs get an early start.

Chickens, however, must be patient and wait until their feathers are mature enough to keep them warm on our chilly May evenings. Susu, our fearless chicken herding dog is also thrilled to have work to do.

What do we do when it is cold and rainy all week?

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Chickens are not like ducks, they do not like the cold and wet weather. 

As the rainfall stubbornly persisted this week the pastures became saturated and to keep the chickens warm and dry i bring out a few hay bales and spread out hay inside the coop. This gives them a warm and dry place to bed down.

They also enjoy foraging around in the wet grass pecking slugs and bugs. The hay bed gives them a place to dry off and stay warm.

-Nathan

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