Alexander Chancellor

Long life | 5 January 2017

Finally sheltered from savagery, my chickens have enjoyed a rare year of tranquility

issue 07 January 2017

The past year has been tumultuous, full of upheaval and tragedy, but my chickens have been spared it all. Indeed, their year has been unusually pleasant and peaceful. After years in which they have been regularly subjected to murderous assaults by foxes and dogs, they were finally fenced into a section of the garden that savage animals could not penetrate.

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