Dropstone Farms

So, I keep trying to post, honest, but the thing is that Trent won so hard in the comments on Garth’s last post that both he and I have been sort of incapacitated since then. So I am promoting his song out of the comments, and hopefully breaking the spell.

Scroll down and look at the picture of Ruby first!

A SONG ABOUT RUBY, BY TRENT.

The saddest dog I ever did see
Was stuck all in a fence
She had a searching, soulful look
But had not any sense

She only wanted chicken poop
Fresh steaming from the pen
And now she’s on the internets
Betrayed by her friend

Oh dogs, oh dogs, oh do not do
As that dog Ruby tried
For if that fence were lectrical
That dog Ruby had fried

Oh dogs, oh dogs, oh do not do
As that dog Ruby would
Don’t go a-eatin chicken poop
Like it was any good

Oh go on, go on, doggies dear
Don’t eat shit from the fowl
Or you will feel as Ruby feels
Too shame-faced for to howl.

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We pasture our chickens with a combination of a chicken tractor and electric mesh fencing. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get a good charge on the fence and, in combination with the dogs being friendly with the chickens and keeping predators down, we don’t turn the electric fence on. It’s just a big mesh pen.

However, in combination with the dogs’ fondness for chicken feed/poo, this can lead to some entertaining antics.

See below.

Ruby's life is extremely hard.

I helped her out as soon as I managed to a) stop laughing and b) take a picture.

Poor Ruby.

Update: Famous dog is famous.

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