Bob’s guest is Lauren Scheuer, author of Once Upon a Flock – Life with my Soulful Chickens. This unique book uses hundreds of illustrations and photos by Lauren to help bring the stories of Lucy, Hatsy, Li’l White, and her other charming backyard chickens to life – delving deeply into the big personalities, friendships, and rivalries of her flock. At the center of it all is Lucy, a Barred Plymouth Rock hen who survives an illness that is usually fatal in chickens and becomes a friend and occasional guardian to the other hens.

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LAUREN SCHEUER writes the popular blog Scratch and Peck. A graduate of UCLA (Fine Art), Lauren has taught at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has illustrated more than a dozen books. She lives in rural Massachusetts with her husband, their teenage daughter, their terrier, and a flock of remarkable individuals.

Lauren’s memoir, Once Upon a Flock: Life with My Soulful Chickens stars Scheuer’s backyard chickens—with their big personalities, friendships, rivalries, and secrets—and the flock’s guardian, Marky the terrier. Throughout the book, Lauren documents the laughter and drama of her flock’s adventures with her own whimsical photos and illustrations. Once Upon a Flock is a feathered tale like no other.

www.LaurenScheuer.com

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