NZ Symphony Orchestra members perform for thousands of Hawke’s Bay chickens

Do chickens like classical music? A Friday morning stunt in Hawke’s Bay proved they most certainly do.

Members of the esteemed New Zealand Symphony Orchestra have performed for the likes of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Howard Morrison and Benee but on Friday they faced some of their toughest critics yet: a hungry flock of thousands of Ross chickens.

It was all part of a collaboration between Bostock Brothers Farm and the NZSO to promote ethical farming.

For Bostock Brothers free-range chicken owners Ben and George Bostock, the collaboration was also a way to showcase the organic nature of chicken farming.

“Chicken farming is incredibly complex and organic farming even more so, and we’re constantly looking for ways to better our practices, ensuring our chickens are happy, healthy and organic,” Ben Bostock said.

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