Who knew that ordering lunch at work could be both beneficial and troublesome for our chickens?

One day this week my husband ordered pizza for his team of employees.  Interestingly, in addition to the pizza, the restaurant sent a half-dozen dinner rolls.  Even though it was a nice thought, no one was tempted to eat the bread.  Having 15 chickens who love carb-based snacks, my husband brought the rolls home.

The next morning I went to the girls’ pen and placed the rolls on the ground.  Unfortunately for the chickens, we had received 3 inches of wet snow during the night.  So when I opened their coop door, they came to a lurching halt.  Oh no!  There was more of that cold, dreaded white stuff.  However, amongst that horrid ground covering were big, chewy rolls.

What is a chicken to do?

In the case of our chickens, one flew out accidentally due to all of the activity at their doorway.  When she landed in the snow, initially she froze where she landed.  However, another brave chicken jumped out of the coop and decided to check out the snacks.  The “frozen” chicken joined her coop-mate by the rolls and decided cold feet were worth enjoying this treat.

Seeing that the first two hadn’t succumbed to the cold and snow, the others began to push and flap their way out of the coop.  Within seconds, all of the girls were in the snow, pecking happily at their morning treat.

If only they could speak, I imagine our chickens would complain about the difficulties of being a NH-based chicken. . .

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