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Last week I was scouring Pinterest, looking for ideas for “thank-you” gifts for a card class that I participate in. I happened across lots of ideas for these stove-top potpourri gift ideas and recipes. The sample gift bags I saw looked pretty, but having never tried stove-top potpourri, I decided I should test a recipe before making up a bunch of “thank you” gifts, just in case they really didn’t smell all that great.
Chickens are busy, active little creatures. Free range chickens have the advantage of finding their own entertainment and getting into their own trouble: finding seeds, bugs, and worms, sneaking into gardens, going for rides atop a goat… The list goes on. Penned up chickens on the other hand, don’t have the luxury of finding a lot of interesting activities to occupy their time day in and day out. Often this can cause them to pick on one another. A happy chicken is a busy chicken. Here are a few ideas to help you provide some entertainment for your chickens.
