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My girls got chickens got their fancy-schmancy covers to protect their backs not necessarily to keep them warm. Over attentive roosters can denude a hen in no time at all, leaving them vulnerable to tears and cuts. My covers are like little denim and calico BBQ aprons worn over the back, held on with elastic.
Do not worry about the past, for it is history,
Do not worry about the future, for it is a mystery,
Only live for today, for it is a gift, that is why it is called "the present."
Use a fleece that has some stretch.
The day I start making chicken clothes, put me in the home 😝. I have seen the knit sweaters. Folks, I grew up on a farm, and we apparently had hardy chickens because they lived through the winter as my busy parents had little time to dress them for the weather. (Oh we dressed them all right...for the dining room table).
How nice to start my day out with a laugh! Thank you.
My chickens don't have their rooster anymore but those sweaters might be good for molting season. I've read that some chickens are a bit embarrassed when their feathers start falling out.
There really is a pecking order (real pecking/bullying) in a flock of chickens.
Our neighbors have free range Chickens once in a while my dog thinks they look like fun I think he would be even more attracted if they were wearing colorful vests! Just boil up the rooster!
It has been fun reading all of your comments. I loved osewme's comment about chicken embarrassment. The vests are done except for the buttons. I am sewing them on tonight. Will post pictures when done.
I am having fun with it. It cracks me up that it is so silly, yet here I am doing it.
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