With heavy rain all morning, it was not looking promising for the 2017 Chicken Day. However, right on cue, as the event kicked off, the skies cleared! As if they knew this would happen (or just that they knew Chicken Day was worth getting wet for anyway), the crowds soon arrived. A fun day was had by all, despite some controversy in the Handsomest Cockerel judging, and allegations of fowl play after messy play spaghetti ended up all over the start of the race track.
See some photos of the event,
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- Preparing For Chicken Day
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- Some of the huge crowd.
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- How far can you throw an egg without it breaking? (when the ground is covered in bits of brick, steel and timber!!)
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- Pass an egg between 2 people, taking a step backwards after each successful throw. Who is the last (clean) couple standing?
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- Egg and spoon race – for the bigger kids!
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- Lots of fun in the kids 3 legged race.
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- Lots of fun activities for the wee ones.
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- Getting the accordian ready for the Chicken Dance.
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- Busy organising raffle tickets for the multitude of fantastic prizes.
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- The racing and pretty chickens on show, with some very creative housing.
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- Eventual winner of the Handsomest Cockerel competition.
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- Looking down the course at the start of the race.
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- A starter’s perspective a short while into the race.
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- Midway through the race…… the tension builds!
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- The view from the starting line as the winner crosses the finish.
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- The triumphant moment!
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- Proud winners of the 2017 Chicken Race.
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- Relaxing on a glorious evening after all the clean up work is done.
and experience all the excitement of the race itself! video of race
