Now that the flock has accomplished the goal, the birds will enjoy retirement at a local no-kill acreage where they can roam free with other hens, maybe even meet a rooster or two.

“I just like the idea of them having a retirement,” Carrington said, laughing. “A retirement like people where they have their ‘golden years.’” …

“When the certificate arrives in the mail I will buy my chickens a cupcake with icing on it and they can all plow their little beaks into it,” she said.

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