@Stephaniehas kindly put the link @Rosalind41 to my Nurture with Nature contribution to the Festival of Hospitality in the post above..
My boys have grown and got some super photos during the week I must put online.
Thanks Steph
@Rosalind41American's have always navigated around the world including to NZ.
Tend to see more American tourists than residents in Auckland as they tend to go to the South Island.
Auckland can be hectic however we are fortunate we still have a few pockets of rural areas around.
Some are trying to get the hens, roosters & chickens removed from Titirangi at the moment which is silly as they were there long before the influx of people in the area.
Franklin made sure people wherever they went had chickens, wheat, goats & a few other essential needs to survive.
To me keeping the chooks is important to remind people of the importance of nature in our lives which without we would go hungry.