Welcome to the Chicken Swap

Welcome to the Chicken Swap
Naomi Harris for TIME

Family
Many of the people attending the Chicken Stock are members of Backyardchicken.com, a social-networking tool for chicken owners. Elcie and David Navo, independent business owners from Florida, let their chicken Lippy stay with them in their hotel room the night before the event.

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