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ON THE AIR AN ADULT BARNYARD SATIRE

The Hen
CommandmentsCluck Yourself First

BY DR. JOHN ELCIK

She told the flock to stop chasing approval.
Then the flock stopped approving of her.

Henrietta Highbeak has a microphone, a movement, and a messy past. One viral video is about to test everything she preaches.

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The Hen Commandments: Cluck Yourself First by Dr. John Elcik. Original cover featuring Henrietta Highbeak in glasses and a pink feather boa beside a microphone.
A microphone. A movement. A very public reckoning.

01 / WELCOME TO EVERGLEN

The coop has
a comments section.

Darla Drip dances for millions on TrotTok. Roosters turn every disagreement into a panel. The Coop Council governs by trending sentiment.

And Henrietta’s podcast, Being HERd, has made her the loudest voice for hens tired of performing for attention. Until an old video goes viral—and the flock turns on its favorite prophet.

02 / OFF THE PERCH

Preaching self-worth is one thing.
Living it is another.

I.

When the flock turns

Public shaming, rival influencers, and leaked messages bring Henrietta’s carefully built authority crashing into her own messy history.

II.

Beyond the performance

Therapy, boundaries, and accountability push her toward the conversation she has spent years avoiding: who is she without an audience?

III.

A voice of her own

A manifesto and a barnyard election complicate the comeback. Henrietta may not even want to win—but she needs to decide what she stands for.

03 / BENEATH THE POULTRY PUNS

Sharp beaks.
A warm heart.

For readers who enjoy pointed social satire with room for tenderness.

This is an adult barnyard comedy about social media, performative empowerment, gender expectations, and cancel culture. Beneath the clucking is a warmer question: how do you find your voice without turning it into another performance?

Visibility and value aren’t the same thing.
Henrietta is about to learn the difference.

Original cover of The Hen Commandments by Dr. John Elcik

THE HEN COMMANDMENTS: CLUCK YOURSELF FIRST

Cluck yourself first.
The rest of the flock
can adjust.

Dr. John Elcik

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