Meet the newest ressies on the block, or is coop more fitting?
Swinburne Residences welcomes their newest members into the on campus accommodations. Thanks to Swinburne's Residential Advisor (RA), Trent Williams, four friendly and furry chickens have now claimed the backyard of college and they aren't shying away from all the perks! |
| One of the four new residents, three of which are yet to be named. |
From a small country town and the familiarity of growing up around animals, Trent set his sights on bringing a bit of home to university. In only 5 short months of becoming an RA, he successfully got approval for the construction of the coop and with second semester around the corner the chickens had already become an integral part of the res community.
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| 'RA' Trent Williams was inspired to bring a bit of home to Swinburne residences |
"The (inclusion of) chickens in the residences would help to develop a stronger community" says Trent "by encouraging residents to take on more responsibility, make connections...This kind of stimulation will help students mental health and give the residential grounds a homelier feel."
Already, the residences on campus have taken a strong interest to the chickens. Trent explains "The amount of offers he's received to help has been tremendous" and that with a project like this, it's important these chickens are cared for at all times. so the more the merrier! He's organised teams of residences; such as 'the Holy Eggrails' & 'the Notorious chicks', to look after the chickens in weekly rotations.
Already, the residences on campus have taken a strong interest to the chickens. Trent explains "The amount of offers he's received to help has been tremendous" and that with a project like this, it's important these chickens are cared for at all times. so the more the merrier! He's organised teams of residences; such as 'the Holy Eggrails' & 'the Notorious chicks', to look after the chickens in weekly rotations.
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| Oscar Wyrzykowski, is one of the many student volunteers offering to help care of the chickens |
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| A group of residences embracing the four chickens, Oscar Wyrzykowski, Trent Williams, Samuel Horstead, Joe Howard & Ella Mulquiney. (left to right) |
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity during the early developments of the project, to interview Trent. Living alongside, watching the growth of this project has been nothing less than inspiring. I was honoured to have been apart of the trial weekly roster rotations and have grown very fond to each and all of the ladies in the coop.
Click the link below to watch our interview :)
YOUTUBE || JESSYBREEN
INSTAGRAM || JESSYBREEN
TUMBLR || S-WANKII
*all information from this project has been organically sourced, images from this post are owned my the Swinburne Media team and can be found in their own article here*
