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This Chicken Life
This Chicken Life: Stories of chickens and the Australians who love them | Fiona Scott-Norman, Ilana Rose
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Having chickens in your life is so hot right now. If you're not obsessed yourself, you know someone who is. Within a few years, keeping backyard chooks has gone from being something your nonna did, to the mainstream. Chickens are in inner-city backyards and comedy gigs, old people's homes and poultry shows, prisons and weddings. Regional poultry clubs have been revitalised by the influx of tree-changers and hipsters intoxicated with exotic heritage breeds.Rescue chickens are the new black, and the perfect feel-good accompaniment to your rescue dog. Chickens are an essential component of the permaculture, locavore, sustainability, self-sufficiency and low food mile movements. Chickens are owning Instagram. Chickens are everywhere. A collaboration between writer, comic and chicken owner, Fiona Scott-Norman, and acclaimed photographer, Ilana Rose, This Chicken Life is a collection of stories about chickens and the Australians who love them. You'll meet Jareth Bullivant, an animal liberationist who takes his rescue broilers Twistie and Sephiroth to the beach. Nik Round, a Victorian advertising executive who is focused on saving a heritage breed. Summer Farrelly from Queensland, a twelve-year-old with autism who connects with the world through her chooks and has started a chicken therapy program. Shane Secombe, who rescues the unwanted roosters of Alice Springs and gives them a second life at the prison. And Adele Scott, a burlesque performer and interior designer with tattoos and a permaculture garden. Oh, and Costa. Funny, joyful and moving, This Chicken Life unpacks an obsession and a love affair. Chickens and humans, heart to heart, face to beak. This is no fad, it's a way of life. This is a specially formatted fixed-layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.
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Lauredhel
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Look at this stunning lady

Eyelit Gorgeous! 4y
Lauredhel We had a mama Brahma with a sort of lemon and lavender colouring of similar beauty. Raised all our other chooks from eggs. She died recently at the age of about seven. 4y
kyraleseberg I have a hen named Emily Chickenson with the same lovely colors! 4y
Lauredhel @kyraleseberg Emily Chickenson, lol! Ours was just called Pretty Girl. 4y
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I like the wide variety of chicken keeper portraits in this book

Freespirit What a great book😍🐥 4y
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Lauredhel
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This is 100% true

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Lauredhel
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How cute is this book though? Love my chooks.