battery hen

Hi, This is not much of introduction... I'll have to do one later! One of my ex-battery hens (I have had for around 2 months) fell ill last Saturday- I diagnosed her with an impacted crop and spent the last week massaging it and taking her to the vet. The vet was willing to cut it open and...

Hi, I have a six month old hybrid cockerel and two ex battery hens whom I have had for 3 weeks now. This whole time they have been separated from my cockerel but I am hoping to integrate them as soon as possible. The cockerel himself is beside himself being able to see them but not be with...

Hi there, I am wondering if there are any local rescues/farms that adopt out rescued battery caged hens? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, I'm looking for some advice before our vets appointment, maybe even a checklist to run through with them? So, we have a 5-year old ex battery hen McQueen who free ranges in the garden with the other 3 girls. She's been looking a bit miserable these last few weeks but has always been the...

Hi, I am looking to add some battery hens to my flock. I would love to know of any place near Pennsylvania that I could do this.

Hello! Today I rescued a Coturnix quail from a battery cage where she could barely walk, as the floor was rusted wire. It was so small, on top of having 30 other quail in the same cage. I let her walk for the first time on the grass. She was really wobbly. I then introduced her to my other...

Both myself and my husband are Army Veterans. We are looking to start our own homestead. We want to rescue battery hens to start with, then maybe move into rare breeds. At this time we are located in central Texas area ( Killeen), looking to buy acrage for our homestead. We want to find a way to...

I have a 7-8 year old red sex link battery hen named dodo. She has had no vent feathers for about six months where she originally did. Now she has stopped laying, she has bad diarrhea, she is not eating and drinking, she is lethargic, her rump is soft, red and dry. If someone could please help...

I have three hens. One is a RIR named brownie, one is I think a white rock named snowball. Then there is my little ex-battery hen named dodo. She is about 7-8 years old. She has a clipped beak but she still eats and drinks normal. Over the last couple of months I have noticed she has feather...