Winter Chicken Care

Reader Contribution by The Mother Earth News Editors
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Originally published in Robert Plamondon’s Poultry Newsletter, Dec., 2012.

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud

Oregon winters are all about rain, so mud is our big enemy. Chickens that spend a lot of time outdoors will quickly denude the areas around their houses, since they scratch at the ground with their claws in addition to pecking at interesting morsels. In wet weather, these areas soon become muddy.

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