Behold, DIY chicken sweaters are a thing November 15, 2016Blogbackyard chickens, chicken sweaters, DIY chicken sweaters, Internet trends, stupid things the Internet tells you to do, The Chicken Chick, trends in backyard chickens, why you shouldn't do chicken sweaters By Sarah Cottrell Apparently, people are making knit sweaters for chickens because they fear that the fowl are too cold in the winter months.