Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of All Things – Part 3
Backyard Chickens & the interconnectedness of everything - Part 3
Part 3 of a Series | Approximately a 6 minute read | Originally published 19th October, 2018, on PermacultureNews.org
This article shares the funny antics of one of our roosters, whose stories include such things as nesting boxes, interested hens, and a falling wheelbarrow.
It concludes on a more serious note, with the question,
"Can good husbandry, regenerative agriculture, and morally right living, be defined in terms of happiness and connection?"
If you are interested only in rooster adventures, this article will be fine to read by itself.
But if you missed the earlier articles in the series, and you’re interested in what backyard chickens have to do with the interconnectedness of all things, you’ll need to go back to the beginning of Part 1. Part 2, if you need it, is here.
Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of All Things. Part 2
Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of All Things - Part 2
Part 2 of a Series | Approximately a 6 minute read
Originally published 10th October, 2018, on PermacultureNews.org
This article is Part 2 of a Series that is mostly about chickens – not how to care for them, but how to appreciate them as being more complex and interesting than most of us give them credit for.
If you are interested only in chickens, and especially mother hens and chicks, this article will be fine to read by itself. But if you want to know more about where interconnectedness comes into the story, and why it’s important, you’ll need to go back and read the beginning of Part 1.
Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of All Things. Part 1
Backyard Chickens, and the Interconnectedness of All Things - Part 1
Part 1 of a Series | Approximately a 5 minute read.
Originally published Oct 3rd, 2018, at PermacultureNews.org.
This 3-Part Series starts off with our cultural lack of understanding about our place in the web of life, which is at the root of why our efforts to address ecological destruction aren’t working yet.
If you were mainly interested in chickens, stay with me – I’ll get onto backyard chickens in the second part of Part 1, and then I’ll stick almost entirely to chickens for the rest of the Series.
Please note, though, that this is not a “how to take care of chickens” Series (you can find those everywhere).
This is about how to appreciate chickens as more than just egg-layers and garden-scratchers. And, by extension, how to appreciate any living thing beyond just its immediately apparent functions.