[soozandi]

thought you guys might like to see my rescued battery chooks.  look away if you are easily upset, they weren't a pretty sight when we first got them:


day one


week one


week two


week three


week four


all the grils together on week four


week five

    all looking much healthier.

[hermon]

awe i get rescue ones as well yours look very dark in feather most of mine are a bright ginger colour i get mine from the battery hen welfare trust a lady in epsom in surrey. i have 9 we are moving to wales early next year and i am hoping i can get more when i am there as we are going to be running a b n b and will need lots of eggs for the breakfasts. i am looking at getting about 20      

[Aunt Sally]

Lots of tlc and good food needed there soozandi.  They'll soon be back in condition

 

[agapanthus]

They are looking good! It took longer for mine to get their feathers.....2 of them were walking round with naked drumsticks for months!! Good on you for rescuing them

[Gloria]

What great pictures Soozandi, great to have a record of how much they've come on with your loving care. I'm getting two on Saturday, your pictures have prepared us for what to expect and how they can blossom when they get a second chance We'll be keeping a photo record of our girls' progress too

[Bagpuss]

we are moving to wales early next year and i am hoping i can get more when i am there as we are going to be running a b n b and will need lots of eggs for the breakfasts. i am looking at getting about 20      

Hi Hermon, let me know if you are moving anywhere near West/South Wales and I can give you details of where to get battery hens there.  I had four a couple of months ago.   Should be a great B & B with lovely fresh eggs and happy chickens. Good luck

[soozandi]

thanks everyone.  it really is so lovely to see them settling down and being real chickens!  highly recommended.

sooz

ps- also a  great idea to keep a weekly record, you kinda forget how bald they were!

[Puff]

It's lovely to see those poor hens improving so quickly  

Hats off to you soozandi and everyone who gives these poor lasses a second chance in life.

[alan42]

wow if we let our birds get in that condition we would be jailed by the rspca and rightly so but these battery farms are legal HOW WHY WHATS THE DIFFRENCE boils me to death. well done for helping them.
rspca were over our allotments last week looking at my mates birds wouldent tell me what he was looking for found out sombody had reported him for not having any feeders or drinkers in the runs, he has them in the sheds to stop crows feeding and drinking  so rspca was happy man.
alan

[Aunt Sally]

wow if we let our birds get in that condition we would be jailed by the rspca and rightly so but these battery farms are legal HOW WHY WHATS THE DIFFRENCE

£££££ that's the difference alan.  

Roll on the day when it will stop  :!:   But with good food and plenty of calcuim to restore their depleted bones from excessive egg laying they'll live a good few happy years.  I have many friends who have rescued battery birds.  Quite a few hens are too "wrung out" to make it through but many do  

[yorkshirerose]

They'll soon get some weight on em and the nice weather will do em good too - just looking at their sweet little faces, they look happy chooks already.  

[barneyowl]

What great characters these ex-bats are.  We got 6 in December 2006 and we have had great comfort and delight watching them learn and grow to be happy free individuals.
 Only one, (Psycho Sal) seemed to have real behavioural problems but the resident big birds soon put her in her place.  She still tries to bully the others at times but gets shut down pretty quickly.  
Is it just me... or are they really more grateful than ordinary chooks!! :roll: