When is a coop a home?

[kareninthesun]

So, I'm thinking about decorating, starting with the outside. Adding chicken friendly plants, maybe a crazy box for toys. Haven't planned out the stained glass pieces yet, but just because I'm feeling a bit whimsical, decided to print out the poem I wrote and will etch it into wood for a chicken sign. Maybe break it down into two. Probably doesn't matter. I'm guessing the chickens will roost on them and render them unreadable anyway. Including the poem, just to get a smile from you..

Oh chicken, chicken in my yard
promise me you will discard
fruits of labor in a nest
while I wipe my brow then rest
from this fancy coop designed
with your happiness in mind.
Fruits of labor, tell me when
I can count the eggs - you are a hen?
Distractions: beak on downy ball -
whirl of motion three inches tall.
Eating machine, let no man assume
they not be snack had you but room.
Oh chicken, chicken on my land
once clueless, now I understand
what you drop beyond the egg
is the best of what politicians crave.

Simplicity: practical notion,
bit of seed in hand
blurred color in motion.

Oh chicken, chicken, in my yard…