This is Phoebe, she is a Sultan Chicken and she is having a 'bad hair day'.
It has been a week now since Shadow died, it's getting easier for me to go to the barn. Having the chicks living in his stall has been a huge help, looking at the empty stall hurt too much. The new chicks are fun, it's nice having new life here. Phoebe isn't quite sure what to think of them but she is enjoying their food. Phoebe came here at the end of last summer, she was the smallest hen at Jayes and getting pretty beat up. She came to live here, has recovered very nicely and lays an egg every day. She is one of the friendliest chickens I have ever known, following me around like a little puppy and even allowing me to pick her up. Madison, a 5 year old girl we know came to visit one day. She had never seen a chicken up close before and loved holding Phoebe. She found Phoebe's egg brought it home and as far as I know she still refuses to eat it. She even wrote a story for school about her adventure at the barn with Phoebe the chicken.
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We have a few Polish chickens -- they have the elaborate headdress, too! I understand the healing and distracting aspect of having new life in the barn!
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