The internet has done it again.
We’d like to introduce you to Jokgu the chicken. He’s a Brahma chicken who can play the piano better than most. But with all the turmoil surrounding the Silicon Valley Bank run over the weekend, we could all use a video of a patriotic fowl pecking out “America the Beautiful” on the piano to cheer us up.
Jokgu is one of two chickens that make up The Flockstars, a band of chickens. They are trained to play music by a similar reward system used to train dogs, which, in this case, involves a lot of chicken treats.
These musical chickens must be doing something right because their Facebook Page has way more than ours does. Chickens folks. Chickens…
Michael Vincent is the Founder and General Manager Ludwig Van. He publishes regularly and writes occasionally. A specialist in digital media for over 20 years, he has worked as a senior editor and is a former freelance classical music critic for the Toronto Star. Michael holds a Doctorate in Music from the University of Toronto.
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