Found a hen in the street "Backyard Chicken"

[sampson]

Certainly I can't be the only one who finds Irving's chicken adventure amusing.

Seems like a lot of trouble to me. Building habitat, taking care of the bird, possibly redoing the fence pickets at your house so you can keep it, etc.

Of course, keep in mind I'm not an animal person so I don't fully understand any love for anything outside my species.

It is amusing. Not much trouble really once you get em set up. Feed and water em and give em your kitchen scraps. Unlike some pets, they give something back. My girls put out.

[The Rat]

It is amusing. Not much trouble really once you get em set up. Feed and water em and give em your kitchen scraps. Unlike some pets, they give something back. My girls put out.

Same here. Dog keeps the raccoons and foxes away, and then all the chickens need is to be let out in the morning, have some feed thrown to them, and shut in at night. Easy and super low maintenance.