Every so often, a woman is spotted on a New York City sidewalk, leash in hand, walking a chicken Ask her whether chickens make good pets and you’ll get an enthusiastic yes Her hen lives with her in her apartment Ask the same question of a family raising batch after batch of Cornish Rock broilers for the grill, and you’ll get an equally firm no, because to them chickens are food animals The truth, for most people, sits somewhere in between So do chickens make good pets? The honest answer is that they can, for the right person, with