Zip is a ham. I’m considering quitting blogging and going to Hollywood as his agent. There is no photograph that he doesn’t wish to be in, and there is no happening he doesn’t want to know about. Since the White Hen moved into her Assisted Care Chicken facility, Zip has been kipping her copy and trying to charm her as he has charmed every animal on the farm, even donkeys and Fate. Maria was in the hen’s stall this morning and caught on video the hen putting assertive Zip in his place.

There is no day when Zip fails to make us smile and laugh—the hold White Hen can take care of himself. The great charmer meets his match. The hen is happy to be his friend, but now when he gets cheeky.