On Chickens

"It's quite aesthetically pleasing to watch the chicken wander around the yard," said Herrine, 41. "My husband was not particularly interested in having chickens - he's away all day - but when he comes home and they're wandering around, there's something really cool about it, having fowl in the yard."

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I should point out that our family too has chickens (and turkeys), but I'd hardly call them "hip suburban pets". They're meat. Glorius walking meat. The article does speak the truth about them developing personalities, tho'. There's one rooster we call Broken Drumsticks that has quite, a personality... quite a personality for a *cripple*. You see, one of my younger brothers stepped on the rooster while it was a wee chick and now, Broken Drumsticks can't walk. Instead, he sorta wobbles around, looking for scraps of food that the other foul hasn't eaten. Since we own 5 roosters, there's constant cock fighting. Because of Broken Drumstick's disability, he can do nothing to defend himself from L'il Cock, the head rooster. Covered in cuts and missing a lot of his feathers, due to it's poor grooming habits, Broken Drumsticks will be the first to hit the chop block.