The 501

COMMENTARY Ever hugged a chicken? Not me. I’ve caught a few. Does that count? My friend Beverly hugs her chickens routinely and whispers sweet nothin’s in their ears. Do chickens have ears? By contrast, my friend Sally (not her real name) has a deep-seated fear of and aversion to chickens. Not even for $50,000 would she hold one. I’m not sure where she came up with that figure, but that’s what…