Most young girls cuddle cats or dogs, but Paige enjoys squeezing “Violet” the chicken at her grandmother’s home in rural Pennsylvania. User veggies01, who submitted this photo, chronicles her country lifestyle through the seasons with several photo galleries. There are plenty more shots of Paige and her sister romping with the chickens in the Pallet Chicken Coop gallery.
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