大家有飼養寵物嗎？有人養狗狗、貓咪、兔子、鸚鵡、烏龜等等，而Amanda Brunton則是飼養一群雞。
一年前，突然有人敲了Amanda家的門，Amanda打開門發現是鄰居。鄰居前來詢問她是否雞不見了，因為他發現有隻雞在門前的草地上亂晃，不過Amanda並沒有雞走丟。
Just over a year ago, our neighbours asked me if I was missing a chicken, because one had been spotted on the meadow outside our house (I was not missing a hen). About 6 weeks later someone caught the hen and brought her to me, assuming she was mine (she was not). pic.twitter.com/Y6F4bgz0xN
— Amanda Brunton (@Amandycat) February 25, 2020
六周後，又有人敲了門，對方抓到那隻母雞，也以為是Amanda家的雞。
Amanda看到那隻雞又瘦又虛弱，決定讓先照顧牠。因為牠十分親人，看起來就像是有人飼養的寵物，所以Amanda到處張貼替雞尋主人告示，但都沒有下文。很快地，六個禮拜過去了，依然沒有人前來領回這隻母雞。因此，Amanda決定收養這隻矮腳雞，並取名Domino。
要加入雞群前，必須將新來的雞隔離，以免如果身上帶有病菌，會與雞群有互相感染的風險。在隔離期間，Amanda將另一隻婆羅門雞Michelle和Domino飼養在一起當作測試，如果Michelle在隔離期間生病了，就代表Domino身上帶有病原。
在陌生雞加入之後，本來自己獨佔的地盤必須和別人分享，Domino一開始有些不開心，但過沒多久，兩隻雞感情好到像是閨蜜一樣。
New hens have to be quarantined, preferably with a quarantine buddy. That way, if they have recovered from something infectious but remain a carrier, you'll find out when the other bird gets sick. I learned some carpentry and made her a coop, and bought her a new friend. pic.twitter.com/ngVv73ewfb
— Amanda Brunton (@Amandycat) February 25, 2020
幾周後，兩隻雞的健康狀況良好，代表Domino可以加入雞群了。沒想到，加入雞群的Domino馬上就跟雞群老大打架，搞得Amanda好傷腦筋。沒辦法之下。Amanda又把Michelle和Domino養在一起，兩隻雞的感情也越來越好，不只張開翅膀依偎睡在一起，當Michelle搶不到食物，Domino會分享飼料分給Michelle。
經一段時間的觀察，Amanda發現Michelle和Domino感情好到....覺得案情並不單純！
I mentioned this to the breeder that I bought Michelle from recently, and she says she's only ever seen this behaviour as something roosters do for their favourite hen. So basically, I've had adorable little chicken-y lesbians in my back garden the whole time and I DIDN'T REALISE pic.twitter.com/OuViCK4m5q
— Amanda Brunton (@Amandycat) February 25, 2020
Amanda將Michelle和Domino一整天都黏踢踢的相處情況告訴雞農，雞農表示，這種狀況牠只有在公雞和母雞身上看過。Amanda瞬間懂了，原來Michelle和Domino不只是好朋友，根本就是情侶！
欸欸欸，這畫風轉好快啊，乖寶貝有點跟不上啊ＸＤＤ因為Amanda本來就只有飼養母雞，所以她對有雞情侶誕生覺得很新奇，但也是樂觀其成啦～
They are the absolute cutest and I'm delighted by how many people they have cheered up during this weird, stressful time. pic.twitter.com/e9425Fr8ge
— Amanda Brunton (@Amandycat) April 22, 2020
就像是童話故事的最後，兩隻母雞從此過著幸福快樂的生活，大家一起祝福牠們吧哈哈哈哈。
[ VIA Twitter@Amandycat ]
