Saturday, December 12, 2009

"Dumb Chickens"

Little heads and little brains. They function totally on instinct. Not a wonder so many of them lost their heads in the end!



I hand made this beautiful "chicken" door but they're too stupid to figure out how it works. Right now I'm trying to train them by starting with the opening only partially covered. Once they get used to that I will drop it little by little in the hopes they will adjust. From what I've seen I'm not that hopeful. I dont know if its a reflection off the plastic or what but something seems to scare them. Like I say they're not that bright.



My plan was to place one of the special self opening doors at each end of the entry tunnel, therby allowing them to get outside on nice days and still keep the wind out. If they don't figure it out I'm gonna have to relent and put a regular door on.

Then we went home and fought! I won again even if it's not apparent in the pic!



“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral."---Frank Lloyd Wright

love
peter

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