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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 This Chicken Life : Stories of Chickens and the Australians Who Love Them
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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.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2019 .
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      Extent: 288p.
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      • Published 26 November 2019
      ISBN: 9781760786083

Works about this Work

Book Review : This Chicken Life by Fiona Scott-Norman and Ilana Rose Erich Mayer , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2020;

— Review of This Chicken Life : Stories of Chickens and the Australians Who Love Them Fiona Scott-Norman , 2019 selected work short story

'This is a book about people who love chickens and about the chickens they love. Their stories are told in words and pictures.'

Book Review : This Chicken Life by Fiona Scott-Norman and Ilana Rose Erich Mayer , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2020;

— Review of This Chicken Life : Stories of Chickens and the Australians Who Love Them Fiona Scott-Norman , 2019 selected work short story

'This is a book about people who love chickens and about the chickens they love. Their stories are told in words and pictures.'

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