Operation Chicken Soup deals with the Domineering Dominique

May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021

Rooster crows in barnyard — A rooster in western Wisconsin finally has something to crow about -- warmer weather that is allowing farmers to go into their fields for planting.
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Barb Bierman Batie

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It has been rather quiet at Hof Batie this week. For the first time in several years we are not hearing the familiar “cock-a-doodle-doo” of the resident rooster at the crack of dawn.

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Barb Bierman Batie can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.