Chicken Defense

Why chickens matter:

There is nothing like seeing your wife cuddling a baby chick, and to be honest, they are a blast to watch. I've had them hop up on lawn chairs with me and settle into my lab. Seeing a chicken run across the yard with a worm in its mouth, pursued by three other chickens, practically screams for "The Benny Hill Theme." They are smarter and more affectionate than people give them credit for, and they are pretty good hunters. Once, one of our hens seized a vole that wandered into the pen and beat it on the ground before swallowing it whole. I stood there in stunned silence, realizing I was watching "Wild Kingdom" unfold in my backyard. You can definitely tell that they are descended from dinosaurs. A good way to relax is to watch them meander around the yard looking for bugs and to listen to them contentedly cluck at one another during what could be described as chicken roundtable discussions.

Let the chickens roost...