Some people have a dog or a cat that live on board with them, some might even have certain types of fish. My family, on the other hand have a pet chicken. How's that for eccentric? We found a chick about to be eaten by a (black) cat. After searching for it's mother and coming up with nothing, we took him (or her) home. The next day was the same, so the decision was made that we would keep him (or her). Jabez and I decided it was a boy and christened him Chico (which in Spanish means little annoying boy....   Actually I made up the annoying part) He's about 3 inches tall and he's yellow w/ black stripes on his back. He is also utterly adorable.
                               The chicken is the one in the middle, that's not wearing a striped t-shirt.

Baby Chico


And now the air is filled with incessant cheeping. He may be very cute to look at but behind the warm and fuzzy exterior, a  little devil lurks. ( I meant that in a good way Chico, stop biting my feet!)




By Anneleize Strauss