Appreciation post: The week my chickens declared war on my garden hose
Last Tuesday, I went out to water the vegetable patch and found my favorite yellow hose in about fifteen pieces. My six hens, led by a very proud looking Barred Rock named Bertha, had decided it was a giant earthworm. They pecked every single coupling apart over what I guess was a very exciting morning. The real kicker was finding the spray nozzle hidden under the coop, like some kind of shiny prize. I had to run to the hardware store in town and spend $35 on a new one, which I now keep on a high hook. Has anyone else had their flock fixate on destroying something totally normal in the yard?