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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Jellyhead on February 11, 2008, 12:22

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Jellyhead on February 11, 2008, 12:22

Just a little update about my horrid neighbours chooks that I rescued a week ago. They were looking awful, see, they were extremely thin but  just looked at a lettuce for 24 hours before they ate it, I don't think they had eaten anything green before, and I think 2 of them had their beaks chopped (b****y cruel). 2 of them had bald blooming patches but twice daily smotherings of Teatree cream sorted that out and after 4 days I let them out with the others, they look so happy now and their feathers and bald patches are coming on a treat and they have put loads of weight on already, I am so chuffed.

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/Frenchconnectionphoto47/DSC03528.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/Frenchconnectionphoto47/DSC03529.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/Frenchconnectionphoto47/DSC03519.jpg)

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff294/Frenchconnectionphoto47/DSC03522.jpg)

I will post some happy chook piccies later in the week  :roll:  :wink:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: babe on February 11, 2008, 13:39

but they are happy chooks jelly, now that they have found you.

chopped beaks ?, i think your neighbour needs some of his bits chopped off...see how he likes it  :twisted:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: dawninspain on February 11, 2008, 14:02

Some of our hens came with chopped beaks. Fortunately it does not seem to affect their feeding or bother them now. I presume that this means that our POLs came originally from somewhere where they raise chicks  destined in the main for intensive farming. Our spoilt girls were the ones that got away :)

Dawn

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Jellyhead on February 11, 2008, 16:28

Can you beleive it Babe, my neighbour is a woman :evil: and a disgrace of one :twisted:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Wildeone on February 11, 2008, 17:49

Quote from: "Jellyhead"

Can you beleive it Babe, my neighbour is a woman :evil: and a disgrace of one :twisted:

I'm sure we could still chop something off her..... :wink:  They do look happy chicks now though well done!

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 11, 2008, 18:21

Lovely pictures JH, poor little things, they'll be ok now  :D

Some people have little feeling for animals  :evil:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Foxy on February 11, 2008, 22:21

Aww babe well done they look much better!  :lol:  :lol:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Midwife on February 12, 2008, 19:06

It was a shock to see the picture of that hacked beak :(  I cant believe what goes on out there. I can think of a few names I would like to call your nieghbour  Jelly head  :evil: but I am lady :wink:  Thank goodness you have them now. Three Cheers :D  :D  :D

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Jellyhead on February 12, 2008, 20:22

Thanks midwife. She couldn't look me in the eye when she handed them over,I have to confess to being a very outspoken person but I could'nt say much 1 because she is French and when you want to speak your mind it helps to do it in you mother tongue :oops: 2 I just wanted too hit her :shock: I think the look on my face said it all :wink:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Wildeone on February 13, 2008, 06:37

Quote from: "Jellyhead"

she is French and when you want to speak your mind it helps to do it in you mother tongue :oops: 2 I just wanted too hit her :shock: I think the look on my face said it all :wink:

I'm sure a well aimed slap would have been bilingual :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Jellyhead on February 13, 2008, 07:46

Well said Wildeone, that made me laugh actually :lol:  :lol: I shall remember that for next time. Thing is I think the best thing I can do really is just report her to the authorities in the hope she gets nicked for the way she keeps her animals. That would REALLY be justice :wink:

Title: My rescue girlies
Post by: Wildeone on February 13, 2008, 08:05

Yes that would be good.