Dr. Ashley Anderson Schwarzenbach (’24)
One of the things Ashley Schwarzenbach likes about chickens is that they are self-reliant. While chicken owners often are too, occasionally even chickens need a good doctor. That’s when Dr. Ashley, as she is known at Indianola’s All Creatures Small Animal Hospital, steps in. Her love of chickens started in her fourth year of veterinary school when she assisted a friend who was doing research with chickens. “I think chickens are very unique and underrated as pets,” she said. “They have a lot of personality, and they’re very calming to just watch, because they don’t really need to play with other people. They do their own thing, and they’re just very self-sufficient.”