I thought giving our son Frenfren a chicken to take care of, was a great idea. Even though he is only 2 years old, he really enjoys helping out and feeding the chickens. He started off watching the new day old baby chicks as the men in the compound built cages for them. The chicks actually belong to the property caretaker, where we stay at. In return for helping him, my brother-in-law was given some chicks to raise. 
As the weeks turned into months, Frenfren would help with the morning chores feeding the chicks. He would get so concerned with the chicks and their feed. He didn't think they were getting enough to eat. So he'll go back in the house and get the leftovers in the refrigerator and feed the chicks, the family's food or breakfast for that morning.
When the kids were getting ready to go to the family's province. Frenfren decided that since he will not be home to feed his chicken, he will bring his chicken with him on vacation. So the chicken, our two kids, and their Uncle Ronald rode the 5+hour long bus all the way to Butuan City. When Rhoda first told me that our boy took his chicken with him on vacation. I thought, ok...that's a little bit weird. It's okay. I never thought that that chicken would find it's way back home to CDO. The sensible approach would be to leave the chicken at the family compound. No, not my son, Frenfren, he decided again, that the chicken will go back with him. He can be very persuasive.. That chicken made it's way back to the family home in CDO. That's the only chicken that I know of, that rode a bus round trip and not end up inside a pot.
That chicken is no longer livestock. It's become a pet.
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