A New Zealand man accidentally bought 1,000 chickens online for $0.96

• A man from New Zealand accidentally became the owner of 1,000 hens after he misread an ad on an auction website. 
• Steve Morrow says he was browsing Trademe.co.nz when he came across an ad for the "urgent sale" of 1,000 hens from a local farm that was closing down. 
• Morrow, who manages a bed and breakfast in Hamilton, New Zealand, says he thought he'd be able to buy "a couple more" birds for his property when he placed his bid but was shocked to find out that he won all 1,000 of the birds for $NZ1.50 ($0.96). 
• Morrow has since found homes for all of the hens and says the experience has shown him that "people in New Zealand are like one big family." 
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They say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 

Not so for Steve Morrow, whose desired purchase of one bird accidentally resulted in ownership of 1,000 hens. 

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