Cover Photo: Two brown hens walking in the grass, curious about their surroundings, bathed in sunlight:
Photograph courtesy of the author

Still Life With Thelma and Louise, My ‘Ex-Batt’ Chickens

For my rescued hens, every day was the best day they’d ever had.

chicksona non grata

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

(“I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed”

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Tove Danovich is a freelance journalist based in Portland, OR. She is currently writing Under the Henfluence, a book about chickens.