Chicken Meditation on French Eggs

what comes first...?

Camont Hens Photo by Harriet Davidson

There is a soft clucking greeting as I approach the chicken coop- le poulailler, and I cluck back.

Years ago, a friend who kept cockatiels, love birds, and other feathered friends told me I should talk to my hens—let them know I was approaching, bringing no fear but comfort, and that I was the one bringing food to the…