Yesterday was one of those warm, WIND FREE spring days so rare in Oklahoma. All the chickens gathered round & encouraged me as I dug into the most dreaded spring cleaning event. The chicken house. I put a compost bin close by and with an assortment of hoes, rakes and shovels (including a snow shovel) winter's litter was transferred from point A to point B. Scoop by scoop. Patience and National Public Radio are all it takes. A cheering section helps too. And repeating the mantra "That's not waste. That's next year's tomato food!"