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Crystal Dunn and the Art of Adaptation

Crystal Dunn was in search of a pet sitter. In any other situation, it would have been easy to find someone to watch her beloved animals while she left her home in Portland, Ore., to begin training in Raleigh, N.C., for her fifth season in the NWSL. But this request was different. She needed someone with patience. Someone with a sense of humor. Someone who eats eggs—lots of eggs. Her five chickens—Toulouse, Rocky, Quinn, Chelsea and Juke, purchased spontaneously during quarantine—lay multiple per day and require a much more unusual skill set to watch over than your average house cat.