1 Aug 2019

British farmer's "morning rush hour" videos go viral

From First Up, 5:54 am on 1 August 2019

Each morning Chris Franklin opens the door to his barn and commentates as chickens, roosters, geese, ducks, tiny kittens and more make their way outside. The 61-year-old runs the social media presence of Caenhill Countryside Centre in the South West of England, a charity which offers hands on experiences on a farm to children and young people.

A video of what he calls 'morning rush hour' has been viewed more than 2 million times on Twitter

He told our producer Lydia Batham how the rush hour came to be.