Patrick the chicken wrangler

The chickens have discovered the blueberries. They like to scratch around under them as there must be plenty of things to eat and it is cool under the bushes. Initially Patrick did not like the idea that they were there. I gave up pretty quick as the only option I saw from keeping them out was to keep them in their coop all the time. Not an option in my opinion so they get to hang out in the blueberries. Patrick was also concerned that they were no longer "backyard" chickens. The big problem was at night when it was time to round them up. Since the blueberries are a far piece from the chicken coop, we were having a difficult time rounding them up at the end of the day. One evening Patrick stumbled on this piece of PVC pipe and started herding them like a shepherd. I started calling him the chicken wrangler. All he has to do now is move his PVC like a blind man walking and they head right back to the coop. It is too funny. This little video may not do the process justice but enjoy.