Rehoming day

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Yesterday I had 36 little ladies temporarily in my garden until their new owners took them to start their new lives as proper hens
They ate corn and grass and drank water. Then they stretched out their wings and enjoyed the sunshine. Oooooohhhhh and they laid 13 eggs )t'
The lady at the front is mine, she was checking out the competition, I should put a speech bubble from her saying "it's going to be a bit squashed in the coup tonight"
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Well done Davina and all who support this, I think your little hen was a little anxious regarding a time of sweetcorn!
They look quite good, were they?
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Hi Perchy
Yes they did appear to be quite good. They had very very long nails though, they had a quick manicure before leaving me +f+ Which is more than I did as I had to cancel my nail appointment as it was for yesterday morning.
The enriched cages (are still cages) but they are definitely a step in the right direction.
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Of course they are still cages, but glad to see they are a little better )t'

Bet they loved the manicure >ch<
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{hug} {hug} Davina.
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Smashing girls Davina and a great job by you again, :-D
I got my first girls from you and i remember they were also pecking contently at grass and corn and enjoying your lovely garden and hospitality {hug} {hug} Lindaxx
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Yes collected mine yesterday. They have had fairly miserable weather here but are happily eating corn and scratching about in the garden.
Thank you Davina and all the other volunteers.
It was particularly nice at my collection point to see her daughters enjoying helping with the hens.
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Hey they don't look bad. I have seen some 'free range' that are worse than the battery hens.
Well done you for helping them to a lovely life.
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)c( Well done Davina )c(

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Glad it all went well Davina - they look nice healthy ladies - good to see the new battery systems - although far from perfect - seem to have made a difference to the ladies overall condition )t'
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I picked up my 2 yesterday, it's been handbags at Dawn ever since. One is in really great shape and quite big, the other bless her has obviously been low ranking (and she's staying bottom by the looks of it) and is pretty tiny but even she's in decent shape. They even seem to recognise pellets. And the eggs are huge, much bigger than my last 2 lots of girls. Both still have the wobbly legs though, bless them.

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weren't they lovely davina I too clipped the nails of what seemed like a million hens toes {rofwl} I too cancelled my nail appointment especially when the hens arrived early , I was pleased to see the condition of the girls I have seen worse at a "breeders" they were happy little hens too bathing and scratching around .

its a lovely feeling to know that many happy hearts beat in coops all over the country >ch< >ch<

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wendy wrote:Hey they don't look bad. I have seen some 'free range' that are worse than the battery hens.
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Yes Wendy, mine are ex free range (very loose term, especially the farm mine came from! {mr.angry} )and they were almost oven ready!
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Hi Everyone,
Im Looking for some new Chooks rescue chickens is my way of thinking as we had some From James last year But since then we have Moved and have a great Place, and Safe, nothing like seeing chooks in the Garden, and just being free, Is there anyone on here that can help Out, we have a good safe house and Pen. thanks Julie x
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Hope you keep them this time, even if they don't lay :?
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