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Week in Review: Mishaps Happen

As I mentioned earlier this week, my husband I am are in the middle of transforming our muddy, dark, depressing backyard into a peaceful, chicken-friendly (hopefully!) yard. I am attempting to train my chickens  (or as Scratch and Peck Feeds calls it, bribe!) to stay away from our newly planted shrubs.  So far it has been a success and we have only had one mishap.  One of our newly planted shrubs got a bit trampled. The chickens weren't interested in eating the plant, but instead were wanting to scratch through the new soil. Solution? Rocks around the border and we haven't had a problem since! Things are coming together nicely and I can't wait to show you more of what we have done!

Our zen fountain in our new
chicken-friendly garden

Here is a review of what happened on social media this week. Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your day.  Also, a huge thank you to Hen Happy Coops for co-hosting our giveaway this week.  More fun giveaways coming soon!

Cheers,
Sarah


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