Got to thinking of a day a week or so ago... Of course with ours being a brand-new coop, with new bedding, all it really has smelled of is freshly cut wood. I guess it must have been one of the days DH was shingling it, and he'd closed the windows. I went inside the coop, and suddenly got a faint whiff of "chicken." Took me right back to childhood. Our farm at one time had been a big poultry operation, with one barn specifically for poultry--the whole south side, two floors, was chicken "rooms," with huge windows... The dozen or so banties we had must have felt the one room they were in was palatial for size! Anyway--that one little whiff from the closed coop sure brought back memories of feeding, watering, eggs, and the occasional late-night rat-hunt with the two dogs... They say smell is one of the most evocative senses.
Rhonda
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Five-time US National Sidesaddle Champion
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