00:02Since 2024, thousands of people worldwide have handmade hens like these.
00:08The popular knitting pattern is adored by crafters for its accessibility, versatility and huggability.
00:15They should be plump, they should feel great to the touch, and they should have a look about them that
00:20makes you go,
00:21yeah, you could be my friend.
00:22As the name suggests, emotional support chickens offer mental health comfort and stress relief to their makers,
00:29from their perfectly weighted size to their soft and squishy insides,
00:33and the joy of putting down the phone screen and picking up a chook to preen.
00:38I just felt very disengaged from the world, which is quite funny because when I knit,
00:42I'm probably also a little bit disengaged from the world, but I'm more in that flow state and I'm quite
00:46calm.
00:47I've found amazing benefits, I don't get road rage anymore.
00:52Makers flock to workshops to learn the craft, with participants scratching for an opportunity to show off their creations.
01:00And we've received everything from bin chickens through to Dolly Parton chickens.
01:06100 entries from across Australia will be sitting pretty in the shop for the next two weeks to claim their
01:12spot at the top of the roost.
01:13shopping estimate.
01:17I'm pleased.
01:17You
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