My neighbor is an awesome chicken-friend. We have a fenced yard and would always free-range our girls and she would feed them snacks daily and just watch them. We just lost the last of our flock to predators (we've had a pretty bad summer) and also recently got a beagle - because of both of these things we have decided that the next batch will be fenced in their pen daily.
Here's our problem...
Neighbor's husband died recently, so we think she's pretty lonely - She came to my husband today and gave him money to buy new chickens - He tried 100 ways to not accept it, but she refused - she said it was for her since she wants us to get more. She said she really loves watching the chickens and feeding them - super sweet, right? Unfortunately their coop is at the other side of our yard and it's completely not feasible to more it to her side of the yard. So she won't be able to see them anyway.
I just feel really terrible - She's so sweet and I know the hens bring her a lot of joy.
Here's our problem...
Neighbor's husband died recently, so we think she's pretty lonely - She came to my husband today and gave him money to buy new chickens - He tried 100 ways to not accept it, but she refused - she said it was for her since she wants us to get more. She said she really loves watching the chickens and feeding them - super sweet, right? Unfortunately their coop is at the other side of our yard and it's completely not feasible to more it to her side of the yard. So she won't be able to see them anyway.
I just feel really terrible - She's so sweet and I know the hens bring her a lot of joy.
