diff --git a/rss/pig_birth b/rss/pig_birth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8e2e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rss/pig_birth
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+argv0="$0"
+
+depend(){
+	if ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		printf "%s: %s: Could not find dependency.\n" "$argv0" "$1" \
+			1>&2
+		exit 69 # sysexits(3) EX_UNAVAILABLE
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
+
+depend curl
+depend jq
+depend xq
+
+mkdir "$(pig_pen)"