The Chook Book

On a dusty Australian outback farm, a ruthless hierarchy dominates a flock of chooks, each one painfully aware of its spot in the Pecking Order. A belief they all accept as fact.

At the heart of their kingdom stands Reginald, the greatest cock to ever live. Resplendent with a crown-comb, a knack for humiliation, and a bloodstained stump he calls his throne. Every morning is a ritual of dominance. Every day is a careful dance around ego, pecking beaks, and the ever-present knowledge that the farm has its own quiet, final rules.

Our flock survives on scraps, gossip, and gallows humour, exchanged movie quotes and philosophy while trying not to become the next cautionary tale. Here, death isn’t abstract. It’s part of the landscape.

Something in the Chook Shed changes.

Private grievance finds unexpected allies. Our chooks discover that tyranny doesn’t only crush bodies; it bends minds, warps loyalties, and turns ordinary chooks into accomplices. In the shadows, a counter-current gathers: misfits, thinkers, and poor bastards with nothing left to lose, daring to imagine a life beyond fear.

Darkly funny, viciously sharp, and uncomfortably familiar, this is the modern-day fable for our time: a story about power, rebellion, and the dangerous moment when a whole system breaks down.