Abby Johnson
Abby Johnson surrounded by her HenPals hens.
Abby Johnson has a number one hen and she’s not afraid to name her. “Lila is my ultimate favourite,” says the 36-year-old Brighton resident of the chicken of her dreams, who lives with Abby’s mum back in rural Maryland.
The “part-time house chicken” spends her time flitting between the Johnson family homestead and scratching about for insects in the garden, bobbing her head and fluttering her snow-white feathers as she goes.
Each morning, Lila shows up at the back door and waits to be invited in. She’ll have some treats by the fire before hopping up on to a seat and settling down for a bit. Abby recalls how Lila was the perfect companion for her late father – she’d sit with – or rather, on top of – him each morning as he read his paper.