A little boy mad for his two pet chickens is among a growing number of urban Brits keen on hens. Demand for chooks is growing under Britain's lockdown - and little Frankie Burnett, of Essex, was ahead of the trend.
The chicken fan, six, begged mum Sammie Bryant, 26, for a hen in October 2019, when they were visiting their local farm shop to get fish food for their tank.
The primary pupil was adamant he wanted ‘the chicken with the poo on its back’ - and it soon became apparent she had taken a shine to him too.
The family didn’t think it would be fair to have just one chicken, so took on a pair of Rhode Island Reds - called Rosie and Red - home to their garden flat in Romford, where affectionate bird Rosie and Frankie soon became best of
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