The art of raising chickens is on the rise.

Jean & Ellis find their joy and stress relief caring for their chicken. They love to just sit and watch the chickens in the chicken yard at their Rossville, Tennessee home. The simple life is what is making them happy in their retirement. Jean says the chickens are really funny just to sit and watch and that they occasionally jump up in their laps to be petted.

~Karen Pulfer Focht is a photojournalist in Memphis.