The Chicken Coop, Writing Skills
...and Fresh MINT?
Erin is our bright kindergartener -- she just turned 6
years-old.
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Erin's in kindergarten...she is reading and doing
well at the writing thing too.
When you mix a lil'
farmhand, a permanent marker, a "blank" chicken coop
door and sounding out words -- here's a photo of what ya' get.
We've had as many as 45 "chooks" in our coop in the past. We've raised a few blue ribbon winners at the State fair too -- it's a lot of fun.
There are negatives too. Something we've learned about by raising chickens is that rats are always a problem in a chicken coop. We are down to just 5 hens...and a rat that's eating my fresh eggs and the chicken scratch.
We have 40 fluffy chicks being delivered next week from the hatchery, so I am hustling to get the chicken coop pressure washed, stained and sanitized!
After hacking away at a mint plant that had taken over near the front porch, I searched for information about it's uses. I was surprised to learn that rodents are repelled by the sent of mint!
I ended up transplanting LOTS of mint into new beds outside our coop door today!
Here's some other stuff
about mint:
·
The scent
of mint was believed to help relieve people from a bad temper.
·
In India
they hang fresh bunches of mint in doorways and open windows allowing the
breeze to carry the scent throughout the house.
·
The
Romans believed that by eating mint, you have an increased intelligence
level and have relief from headaches.
·
The aroma
of mint is said to symbolize hospitality, so mint would be especially nice
if you were expecting company.
·
In the
Middle Ages you would find mint in most monastery gardens. It was used to
cure mouth sores, whiten teeth, heal dog bites and wasp stings and used in
preventing milk from curdling.
 | Some
companies in Japan pipe mint oil through the ac system to invigorate
workers-increasing productivity! |
And finally, as I mentioned, rats and mice (rodents) are repelled by mint!
Doesn't hurt to try it, eh?
Gotta' smell better than a bunch of poultry.