This is Polly. My brother has a unique way with his "pets". Polly was the only hen that survived a coyote attack - out of 10 hens and a rooster! She made it for years by herself, providing eggs for my brother. Eluding other wild animals and/or attacks. I helped Polly once - live. A gigantic black snake had wrapped around her 3 times!!!! A sight I would never like to witness again - ew. We saved her from that incident. I picked her up and held her, feeling the soft feathers beneath my hands. She didn't move. My brother then brought home a stray "rot"ten dog, Daisy. She killed it. So disappointing. We became attached to a chicken - funny, I know, but Polly became a pet! This hen would sit on my brother's shoulders, it roosted on the front porch railing. Polly followed us whenever we were walking in the yard, to the garden, to the barn, and my brother's LAB never once bothered her!!!! For James.......the only pic I have of Polly.
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Sigridur Bachmann 08 Jan 2010
What a great story ! Animal got brains and a good one, for sure .. Great photograph my friend,and the tomato make this photo rock !Madeleine Weber 13 Nov 2009
i love chicken and polly is a beauty :DTabitha Borges 06 Nov 2009
like the moment...jamie winter 04 Nov 2009
wonderful shot of Polly and sad but heartfelt story!!!!Ai Shan 04 Nov 2009
Lovely shot!Loredana 04 Nov 2009
Beautiful Marcy :)Anna Marie Fritz 04 Nov 2009
I hear you loud and clear, Marcy! I used to raise chickens, and always had at least several pets. A Silver Spangled Hamburg rooster was one of my tamest. A mink took him, as "Sparky" rested in a tree outside the pen. He was a free range chicken, but the smart old mink found that out early on.KC CHANG 04 Nov 2009
FASCINATING!Sharon Gonzalez 04 Nov 2009
AWWWWWW WHAT A LOVELY STORY, MARCY, AND A VERY BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF POLLY. I WOULD HAVE LOVED POLLY TOO, I KNOW. SO SORRY HOW SHE MET HER END.Stefani Wehner 04 Nov 2009
Great image and story!Emily Reed 04 Nov 2009
SHE'S A BEAUTY!Deborah Johnson 04 Nov 2009
I can completely identify , i've had a number of special individual chickens in my life, even kept a small banty pair in the diningroom one winter. In a cage, but the rooster crowed in the morn. Farm animals in the house arent a reg practice with me though. Love chickens and enjoied hearing your experience.