By Moe


Chapter 5 – Maturation to Hens

The beginning of the third week found the chicks starting to gradually replace their yellow down feathers with real white feathers.  The growth of the new feathers caused some discomfort and itching over the three days it took to grow a complete set over their whole bodies including a complete set of tail feathers.

On top of their heads, a bright red comb started to grow.  Along with the comb a waddle grew below their beaks on the bottom side of their necks and ear lobes appeared on either side of their head.  One thing that did not change was the eyes and facial area around the eyes which remained the same as it was before the process started.  A blue-eyed girl became a blue-eyed chicken.

On the fifth day of the third week, Michelle was just getting ready to wake up for the day when she felt something strange inside.  Her tail section felt differently than it ever had before and she became scared.  The feeling then began to actually feel very good as she felt pressure developing near her anus.  With a bit of instinctual pushing, before she even realized it, she had laid her first egg.  She stood up on her chicken legs and turned around on her straw covered platform shelf and looked at the egg in awe.  She could not believe that the egg had come from inside her.  Compared to the eggs she had seen all her life, this egg was huge.  In her mind, it looked like an ostrich egg.  In her excitement she started squawking loudly which was all she could do since she could no longer talk.

The other five hens who were also waking up quickly gathered around Michelle’s stall to look at the wondrously huge egg.  The implication was obvious.  It wouldn’t be long before they would all start laying eggs just like Michelle and in fact, it was not long.  Within the hour two the other hens felt the strange feelings in their tail section and deduced that they too would soon be laying eggs.

At the morning briefing, Dr. Jennifer Goodson explained to the young hens the whole process of egg laying and what to expect.  Their eggs would be infertile since they had not mated with a rooster.  To start, they might lay only one or two a day but this production should increase quickly to eight, ten, twelve or more a day.  “You could never tell who would become the best egg laying hen within a group.  As you can imagine, the more you lay, the more valuable you become and you do get some perks.  I hope I have answered most of your questions.  I know you can’t ask questions.  Enjoy your new life as we have been told that egg-laying is quite enjoyable.

Over the next couple of days the girls, now almost fully mature hens, laid dozens of eggs.  Each of the eggs was collected and examined to make sure there were no problems or abnormalities.  

At the end of the week, it was announced that the six new hens would be joining the regular flock of hens in the main chicken coop to start their new careers in the food production industry.  It was not what any of the girls envisioned when they first heard of the opportunity four weeks ago.  They were all about 95% egg-laying hens and 5% human.  Only their large size and their eyes and faces were different than conventional chickens.  For all practical purposes, they were barnyard animals although valuable ones at that.


Chapter 6 – The Hen House

On Monday morning, the six new hens were given one last conference session by Dr. Taylor.  “Congratulations to all of you!  You have successfully made it through our transformation program and are now ready to begin your new lives in food production at HumaFoods.  As I promised you four weeks ago, you will not have to worry about another thing as long as you live since we will take care of all your needs.  Since you are now all mature egg laying hens, it is time for you to join our main brood of hens in the chicken coop.  The other hens are all like you that have been fully transformed from young girls who had little or no future to some of the top food producers in the industry.  In your own way you are now contributors to society instead of a drain and you should be proud.  Dr. Jennifer Goodson will take you to your new home and get you familiar with your new digs.”  

A short while later the new hens were collected by several company utility vehicles and transported to a large metal clad building just a few hundred yards from where they had been living.  The vehicles stopped by a yard gate and a ramp was positioned so that the girl hens could waddle down the ramp from the vehicles and into the chicken yard where they would be spending the rest of their lives.  The girl hens looked around their new home and couldn’t believe the number of huge hens they saw.  It was quickly apparent that they were not as unique as they might have thought.  

Inside the large chicken coop facility were hundreds of stalls each with a girl’s name printed on a sign above it.  Dr. Goodson herded the six chicken girls to a location near the far end of the line of stalls and showed them six stalls with their name placards already above them.  “This is your new home where you will be spending a large part of the day when you are not in the yard eating or socializing with the other hens.  You will be joining a chicken society where there is an established culture and pecking order.  I suggest you learn the society ‘rules’ and blend in or your life will be more difficult for you.”

“If you are productive and lay lots of eggs, you will be rewarded.  We keep meticulous records of each hen’s egg production for both quantity and weight.  Rewards can include special food treats, better stalls and more.”

”Welcome to the first day of your new life!”




The End