Sunday, February 25, 2007
MiamiHerald.com | 02/25/2007 | Key West chickens get lucky, find new place to roost
MiamiHerald.com | 02/25/2007 | Key West chickens get lucky, find new place to roost: "KEY WEST - The Chicken Lady of Key West has helped the island's feral fowl survive hurricanes, cruel kids, auto accidents, disappearing canopy trees, a worldwide bird flu scare and even a barber-turned-chicken-catcher.
But Katha Sheehan, owner of the retail Chicken Store that doubles as a chicken orphanage, rescue center and adoption agency, wasn't sure she could protect her brood from the newest threat: sky-high property values.
Their roost is being converted into vacation rentals.
''I was really worried,'' said Sheehan as Ashton the rooster crowed and strutted among customers on the floor strewn with wood chips.
In 2000, Sheehan opened her unusual store, which has been featured on TV's Martha Stewart Living and the CBS Morning Show. Sheehan sells eclectic chicken souvenirs, including painted shingles with plucky sayings done by a local artist. The retail sales fund the care of the chickens she has saved around the island. Her store also educates about the local chickens' history and plight.
''I wanted to become their defense attorney and press agent,'' she said.
But when Sheehan learned a month ago that her landlord was booting her out by summer, she didn't think she would find a place affordable --"
But Katha Sheehan, owner of the retail Chicken Store that doubles as a chicken orphanage, rescue center and adoption agency, wasn't sure she could protect her brood from the newest threat: sky-high property values.
Their roost is being converted into vacation rentals.
''I was really worried,'' said Sheehan as Ashton the rooster crowed and strutted among customers on the floor strewn with wood chips.
In 2000, Sheehan opened her unusual store, which has been featured on TV's Martha Stewart Living and the CBS Morning Show. Sheehan sells eclectic chicken souvenirs, including painted shingles with plucky sayings done by a local artist. The retail sales fund the care of the chickens she has saved around the island. Her store also educates about the local chickens' history and plight.
''I wanted to become their defense attorney and press agent,'' she said.
But when Sheehan learned a month ago that her landlord was booting her out by summer, she didn't think she would find a place affordable --"
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