A documentary that follows the lives of multiple chicken enthusiasts as they prepare for the New Zealand national Chicke | dG1fNHhUN0NPcmZLR2s
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00:00I'm part of the Christchurch Poultry Club, and I love chickens.
00:26My friends probably describe me as different.
00:31My wife says that I love them more than her.
00:33Do you want to go in a pen with a heater on it, eh?
00:41The bird knows when it's a good-looking chicken, you know.
00:44All the birds are judged to the New Zealand Poultry standard.
00:48Poultry show is very competitive.
00:51I just love winning. You're the centre of attention.
00:56Awesome.
01:01The Christchurch Poultry Club has been going for 148 years.
01:06Where am I up to?
01:08I think ducks should be replaced.
01:15And they're going to try and overthrow me.
01:18Well, get off your butts and do it.
01:21Are you trying to always get up your pecking order?
01:24Unless we change and modernise, we're not going to be here in 20 years' time.
01:30There is a split in the club.
01:31He wanted to be the kingpin at the national show.
01:34People don't like being beaten.
01:36Because of the politics going on in the club, we are concerned that some birds might be poisoned.
01:42Best bird in the show international. That's my ultimate goal.
01:54This is what they're looking for, is the complete package.
01:57It's not rocket science really, is it?
02:02You'll end up a pot roaster, probably.
02:07It's the end of the Christchurch Poultry Club.
02:18You beat me!
02:19When you're at the top, there's always someone knocking you off the perch.
02:22It's really exciting, isn't it?
02:23It was not easy, you know, being a joke fancier.