Aroma

Owen and Caedmon love little chicks.  Who doesn't?  Our most recent set included a bunch of yard chickens from a local hobby farmer, and the selection included some Araucanas, mixed Jersey Giants, and who knows what else.  Among the unidentified birds who were fated for the freezer and then the soup pot was Aroma, a little banty for whom Owen has a special place in his heart.  He likes to carry her around

and love her.  And, mostly, she tolerates all the attention she gets pretty well.  He has even taught her to perch ;o).  She was spared in the recent processing because she's Owen's special friend and because she wouldn't really be large enough to eat.

And just in case you are wondering, she smells about like the rest of our chickens - a little earthy and not at all bad.