Firsts

What if you were a chicken,

and you had spent the entire first three months of your life

in a box?

Never felt the earth under your feet,

the sun on your back

or the wind in your feathers?

Can you imagine your first trip out doors?

Do you think you might just decide to sit right down

and not move?

Did you know chickens can sit down?

Yes, Sparkle and Shine got to go outside today.

Not only that, 

they got put in a pen with a goose and a turkey.

Now, how the heck did that work, you ask?

Because the goose

and the turkey,

had never been in the pen before either.

So, no one was boss,

no one was king,

no one was "in charge".

There was no pecking order.

It was all new,

for everyone,

and everyone got along.

Confusion works wonders in the bird world.

Keep this in mind folks, 

next time you want to introduce new birds into a flock.

If possible - move all the birds to a new area.

By the time they all get it figured out - 

they will have forgotten all about the new guys.

And that is how

you can get birds

 of the same feather

or not,

to flock together.

Get outside and get some wind under your wings this weekend friends : )

linking up with Lisa and Nancy at Rural Thursday Blog Hop.

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