Ex-commercial hen rescue - new homes needed

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

This is one of yesterday’s rescue hens. She’s a free range girl. Something I had no idea about is that some farmers reduce the amount of feed by half on the lead up to slaughter time. This can mean that the hens peck each other’s feathers leaving them bald. 

I’ve got 4 poorlies at home and they’ve eaten continually since arriving. They are so thin. Mr Tatters is delighted they’re staying in the spare bedroom. 

sorry if this has already been mentioned but what happens to them when slaughtered? are they just discarded?

Sadly the following:
cheap pies
pet food
cheap baby food
feet and heads to Asia
anything left as fertiliser 

thanks, it was the farmers reducing the feed by half bit that made me question it.

Having heard that they reduce the feed from another farmer I’m fairly certain it’s not meant to be allowed. It would be used as a cost saving. The farmer gets paid per carcass (I think about a pound) so weight is not a major factor 

unfortunately the way some farmers are happy to treat animals/the conditions they keep them in that doesn't surprise me 

I’d agree with that it’s not just commercial egg farmers. My mum lives in a village and their house backs into a field which is let to a farmer who ‘keeps’ sheep in the field. 

Alwaysneil said:

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

cafcdave123 said:

Arsenetatters said:

This is one of yesterday’s rescue hens. She’s a free range girl. Something I had no idea about is that some farmers reduce the amount of feed by half on the lead up to slaughter time. This can mean that the hens peck each other’s feathers leaving them bald. 

I’ve got 4 poorlies at home and they’ve eaten continually since arriving. They are so thin. Mr Tatters is delighted they’re staying in the spare bedroom. 

sorry if this has already been mentioned but what happens to them when slaughtered? are they just discarded?

Sadly the following:
cheap pies
pet food
cheap baby food
feet and heads to Asia
anything left as fertiliser 

thanks, it was the farmers reducing the feed by half bit that made me question it.

Having heard that they reduce the feed from another farmer I’m fairly certain it’s not meant to be allowed. It would be used as a cost saving. The farmer gets paid per carcass (I think about a pound) so weight is not a major factor 

unfortunately the way some farmers are happy to treat animals/the conditions they keep them in that doesn't surprise me 

I’d agree with that it’s not just commercial egg farmers. My mum lives in a village and their house backs into a field which is let to a farmer who ‘keeps’ sheep in the field. 

When we were up over Christmas walking the dogs they kept finding sheep bones, apparently one of the sheep died a couple of months ago and the farmer couldn’t even be bothered to move the carcass. My mum was saying quite frequently people from the village have to fill up the water troughs otherwise the sheep would die more often through dehydration. 

Disgusting and shouldn’t be allowed to raise animals. 

I’m not wanting to high Jack a great thread so the last thing I’ll say on it is everyone should take a better interest in where their food is coming from, be that meat, dairy or plant based and hopefully things will improve 

Arsenetatters said:

T_C_E said:

We’d love to get involved in this, we have a 30’ kennels virtually sitting doing nothing for housing them. But fear the already stressed birds seeing our dogs around the garden would be to much for their little hearts. Thoughts @Arsenetatters

I wager everyone of my dogs alone would sit/lay nicely just watching like that. A pack of five however would be very different, we do have lots of neighbours that have chickens so we’ll having a chat with them and testing the dogs under safe conditions before taking any birds on. The last thing we want is it going wrong, if there’s any similarities between horses and sheep who the dogs get on fine with, the chickens will be fine. 

My work colleague who lives in Suffolk is looking to have four chickens in his garden: think I’ve persuaded him to go for rescue chucks. @Arsenetatters is there somewhere he can contact to find somewhere close to him who does this?

So much for paying extra for the quality of Hoads farm free range eggs.




https://uk.yahoo.com/news/moment-free-range-chickens-saved-161247925.html

Lovely to have this update on your "girls" @Arsenetatters.  How's the one I nicknamed Baldybum in January getting on with growing some tail feathers?

After all the palaver of buying eggs during lockdown, I'm sure once circumstances permit another rescue, you won't be short of willing rehomers for the hens.  Problem may be travelling distances to pick them up.  Could be a while before those restrictions are lifted.

Arsenetatters said:

While in hospital the patients have use of their own fire

I bet them hens are living better than the old man

Arsenetatters said:

N01R4M said:

Lovely to have this update on your "girls" @Arsenetatters.  How's the one I nicknamed Baldybum in January getting on with growing some tail feathers?

After all the palaver of buying eggs during lockdown, I'm sure once circumstances permit another rescue, you won't be short of willing rehomers for the hens.  Problem may be travelling distances to pick them up.  Could be a while before those restrictions are lifted.

I’ve just found the ‘before’ photo of the chook you named ‘Baldybum’. The photo was taken at the farm so I don’t know who took her home. I’m sure she’ll be feathered up by now, although I have some who never seem to fully recover their tail feathers.

Arsenetatters said:

The hens with wounds are responding well to treatment and, although not out of the woods yet, we are hopeful. The one in the photo above has put on weight and her feathers are growing back.