Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Unsung heroes

Roosters divide people. Most people dislike their loud crowing, sometimes as early as 3am. And others say they are vicious, nasty things who will attack their owners and bite the hand that feeds.

But some people, like me, cannot get enough of them. My two roosters, Rusty and Beau, are not only beautiful specimens, covered in glossy black, orange and white feathers and standing tall and proud, but they are

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