As you may know, there have been major changes in the chook yard recently. All 16 chickens have been endowed with names and had various personalities projected onto them!The most famous of these has of course been the glamorous and spotted Cordelia Spandangle so named by Kiwi chick, June Marryat.
But what of the other hens, their lives, their hopes and aspirations? We decided to interview a certain Opal Escence - the biggest of the black chooks - to find out what things were like from her Bird's Eye View of the Farm.
Me: Opal - that's an interesting name...how did you come by it?
OE: Well, it was
Me: Could you tell us what you mean by that?
OE: Well, my colouring is like that of the famous Australian Black Opal - it shines gold, green and red in the sun - and this is something I've always been very proud of. To have this beautiful attribute of my feathers - shall we say - highlighted - is a thrill and something of a completion for me. The name expresses the essence....the opalescence!
Me: So have things changed for you at the Farm - since the competition?
OE: No, it's pretty much business as usual with us...the chook yard politics, the pecking order and so on..The predictable thrill of expectation whenever a new car draws up Will they have some new gourmet treat for us? The frequent letdown when they pass you by...you know the usual ups and downs of the yard. Our benefactor Joe aka Daddy Warbucks is the most reliable source of food and affection and there's no doubt we have become rather attached to him. And he to me as a matter of fact - as you can see in the photo below.
Me: And how are things outside the chookyard gate?
OE: With the people? All I can say is it must be the tourist season. Tourists - lots of them! Laughing, enjoying, cups of tea...throwing scraps across the fence to us or collecting the eggs some of them - like it's a game! A farm adventure tour. Mind you, if it brings us a few more treats, I don't object.
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