by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest
Three years ago, after we had just celebrated World Egg Day, I got to wondering, ” Why didn’t we have a day to celebrate chickens?” Over the years, I have truly come to appreciate all of the wonderful things that backyard chickens have provided to myself and my family. In fact, I’ve started to keep a job description for them!
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| Tilly and I, last November 5th |
My Chickens’ Resume
Exterminators–We love bugs.Protein producers— Egg creators extrordinaire. Did we mention free delivery?
Loving pets–We love hugs, snuggles and kisses.
Fertilizer engineers–We love to add to your gardens.
Garbage disposors–We love scraps from the kitchen.
Weed eaters–We don’t mind helping tidy up the gardens.
Cutest composters ever–Just doing our job.
Partners in sustainable living–We are part of the local food movement and helping families become independent.
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| Sunshine and I |
It was settled, every year on November 5th, Hug a Chicken Day™ would would celebrate our flocks and folks across the world would join in the celebration. All would be invited to attend. I could not wait to see people across the globe hugging and posting their pictures on the Facebook event page. This year we are at it again and I hope you too will consider attending this year. I think we might even just set some sort of world record! I hope to see you there, hugging a member of your flock!
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| The first year, Oyster Cracker’s even closing her eyes! |
Come visit Melissa on Tilly’s Nest.
Photo Credit: Tilly’s Nest and 4J Photography
