Chickens or how it all began

It started as such an innocent aside to buying a farm — a few chickens here, a few chickens there. After all, my plan was to become a cheesemaker so no harm in a few chickens. Pretty soon I found myself mumbling "I'm not sure" when people asked how many chickens  I had. Friends began using the word "intervention" when talking about me. But hey — what may appear to be sheer madness can often be only slight madness and I was on my way.