I have 1 very elderly chicken. My last 1 of 18. I will not be buying more. My question is: would it be crazy to ask if someone would “lend” me a chicken on a temporary basis to keep my girl company and then return their chicken OR maybe come to our coop for playdates, so to speak.
then returned. I let him and his 6 girls out of the coop to roam on a Friday morning. Two hours later, I went out to check on them and he was gone. Vanished. On Sunday, 3 days later, I was still grieving his loss when I heard his crow. I ran outside and low and behold, there he was...