Barnaby was a Buff Orpington rooster with a personality as grand as a Victorian tenor. Today, however, his comb was pale, and he was tucking his head under a wing with a weary, rhythmic clicking in his chest.
With the precision of a jeweler, Aris performed a minor procedure to clear a stubborn piece of lodged grit that had led to a secondary infection. As he stitched—using the delicate suture patterns recommended in Chapter 8—Barnaby gave a sudden, indignant waff . Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery: A Guide ...
Two weeks later, Aris was woken at dawn, not by his alarm, but by a thunderous, healthy crow echoing from three houses down. He smiled, adjusted his glasses, and patted the worn cover of the Guide . Barnaby was a Buff Orpington rooster with a