Today's Ponder: Company Morale & life On the farm

"Mom, these chickens will be so proud of us when they see their new house!!!"
Nothing better than a 3 year old's perspective on an animal's thought process.  She said this as we were finishing up putting a new coat of paint on one of our three little mobile coops.  And it got me thinking...it's been shown that animals are quite perceptive of our moods and attitudes.  And for me, little things like a new coat of paint on a structure, wearing a dress and makeup for boring chores, or a neatly organized office space do wonders for my attitude.  So, perhaps they WILL notice the paint, as well as my face looking not stressed because I am not worried about their coop rotting in the winter rains.  And perhaps all this combined DOES boost a chicken's morale by making them proud to live here.   I have a smart little kid :-)