Hen that thinks it's a dog adopts litter of pupspicture By Lucy Hird 3/03/2010
Meet the chicken that rules the roost,
erm, make that the dog basket.
Mabel the hen has adopted a litter of adorable puppies
at a farm in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
The hen-dog huddled herself in with her brood after
noticing the mother of the pups behaving oddly,
and has been looking after them ever since.
It is essential for new-born pups to be kept at the
correct temperature, as many newborns die from
chilling.
It is not uncommon for dogs to reject their puppies
and real mum Nettle, is now outside in the yard.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/03/03/hen-adopts-litter-of-pups-picture-115875-22083436/
