Blue, a Blue Splash Marans, accompanies her owners on hikes in the mountains. There’s still a solid layer of snow on the ground when I meet Seleta and Mike Nothnagel at their Wellington home. Wiping my boots on a mat that says “Welcome to the Farm” doesn’t seem to help much and I ask if they’d like me to take them off before coming in. “Oh lord, no,” Seleta Nothnagel said. “We require shoes in this house.” That’s because in addition to three dogs and two cats, the Nothnagel residence is also home to a half dozen chickens. Right off the kitchen, in what usually would be the dining room, sit two indoor coops for the birds, who are roaming around the living room wearing cloth diapers.