I thought you might be interested in this from Wikipedia: The concept is over two thousand years old and is referenced in the New Testament as established wisdom that prevailed among the Jews of the Second Temple Period by Jesus in Matthew 16:2-3. The rhyme is a rule of thumb used for weather forecasting during the past two millennia. It is based on the reddish glow of the morning or evening sky, caused by haze or clouds related to storms in the region.[2][3][5] If the morning skies are red, it is because clear skies over the horizon to the east permit the sun to light the undersides of moisture-bearing clouds. The saying assumes that more such clouds are coming in from the west. Conversely, in order to see red clouds in the evening, sunlight must have a clear path from the west, so therefore the prevailing westerly wind must be bringing clear skies. There are occasions where a storm system might rain itself out before reaching the observer (who had seen the morning red sky). For ships at sea however, the wind and rough seas from an approaching storm system could still be a problem, even without rainfall. Because of different prevailing wind patterns around the globe, the traditional rhyme is generally not correct at lower latitudes of both hemispheres, where prevailing winds are from east to west. The rhyme is generally correct at mid-latitudes where, due to the rotation of the Earth, prevailing winds travel west to east.

Not exotic, but look at the adorable chicken coop a neighbour built in his back yard!! Lots of door openings and drop-down doors. 3 chickens that I see so far.

'If these walls could talk'. I would love to hear the sounds of the family that lived in this house back in the early 1900's.

jrb451 .... Those are 2 Black Australorps and one is a Buff O. That pic is about 4 years old. The Buff is our last remaining hen and is more of a pet now at 8 years. She sporadically lays eggs but hasn't laid an egg since last Spring.