Louisville Magazine

NOV 2012

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cherokee Gardens Beth Wagner hugs two of her pets, one of them — along with the other chickens she owns — a Polish hen. She calls them "her girls" and considers them part of the family. "I love having chickens. We live in the city and still have a little bit of the country life — it's like the best of both worlds," says Beth Wagner, who also has two beehives in her back yard. "I have my own honey and my own eggs." Wag- ner might even consider expanding her menagerie. "I think ducks are the new chickens," she says. But what about her Cher- okee Gardens neighbors? How do her chickens sit with them? "They think the chick- ens are great entertainment. They didn't even complain when I had a rooster," says Wagner, who has since got- ten rid of the male bird. "My girls are much happier with- out him; he would not leave them alone — if you know what I mean — plus I felt like all his crowing was a buffet call to predators." of the Land Lay [54] LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 11.12 Thinking about starting your RZQ ÁRFN"

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