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On Chickens

On Chickens

Caitlin McGregor, Going Down Swinging, May 2020

'One afternoon, Seedy, my white silkie, got watermelon juice in the feathers of her head pouf (not sure if technical term), so I gave her a bath in the laundry trough. I took a photo of her after she’d been shampooed and put it on Instagram. A friend of mine, who is a farmer with hundreds of chooks, sent me a message: "Haha what are you doing??"'

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