Today was a success in getting rid of a pile of junk we've been putting up with for months now. Its a strange story, but somehow I was given a huge styrofoam dinosaur by a friend to use as an art project. Months passed and we eventually tired of moving the heap of disintegrating pieces all over the yard and finally took it to the dump.
The straw that broke the camels back happened when I went to check on the chickens we had just moved into the backyard when I noticed they had been pecking at it and seemed to be EATING the foam bits! We removed it immediately. Still, we hate to see so much waste and when asked why we couldn't recycle it, the dump employees just shrugged and told us there wasn't a demand for the stuff. Then I wondered why they'd make it in the first place. Gross!
Since then we've been keeping a close eye on all the chickens and they seem to be doing fine. (Although one still seems to crow in the morning) We are now moving full speed in our attempt to rid the yard and storage of all toxic materials that might be lurking around from previous owners. This place has come a long way since we first moved here but it seems one never can be too careful when it comes to maintaining a safe environment for our free range city chickens!
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