Ellie Dutcher reaches out to pet one of the chickens in the flock staying at her partner's parents' home in Thetford, Vt., on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Dutcher and her partner Miller Ward, right, are working in the Upper Valley and staying with Ward's parents, Katherine Babbott and Tom Ward, left. The family will be taking care of a friend's flock of chickens for the summer. Spending time with the birds, they bring chairs out to the chickens' pasture for morning coffee and a glass of wine in the evening. They even had their Mother's Day brunch among the chickens. "They bring us so much joy," Miller Ward said. "And they've brought us so much breakfast," his father Tom Ward added. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Ellie Dutcher reaches out to pet one of the chickens in the flock staying at her partner's parents' home in Thetford, Vt., on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Dutcher and her partner Miller Ward, right, are working in the Upper Valley and staying with Ward's parents, Katherine Babbott and Tom Ward, left. The family will be taking care of a friend's flock of chickens for the summer. Spending time with the birds, they bring chairs out to the chickens' pasture for morning coffee and a glass of wine in the evening. They even had their Mother's Day brunch among the chickens. "They bring us so much joy," Miller Ward said. "And they've brought us so much breakfast," his father Tom Ward added. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: valley news — Jennifer Hauck