Gwenne Baile, affectionately known as ‘The Chicken Lady of South Jersey’, holding a hen named Sandie. Baile tends a small flock at her home in New Jersey, the United States. TNS
Gwenne Baile, the mother hen of South Jersey’s thriving backyard chicken scene, knows her flock by more than just their names.
“Sandie, extra large brown eggs; Nellie, pale beigey-pink; Susie, baby blue; Emmie, slight greenish-blue; and Lizzie. same as Nellie, ” Baile said, describing the rainbow of egg hues her pets-with-benefits regularly produce.
As for Iris, who’s five-and-a-half: “She doesn’t lay eggs any more. We call that ‘hen-a-pause.’ But she’s still a very valued member of the flock, ” said Baile – who isn’t called The Chicken Lady for nothing.