Thank you for taking good care of Lima, @Shadrach , which allowed the last part of her life to be good. FYI I never heard back from the ex-batt rescue organization that was linked earlier on this thread. I hope it was because all those hens were adopted out. It continues to be next to...
@Shadrach , i hope you dont feel I'm hijacking your thread. I've seen more leads as far as adopting ex-battery hens on the last few pages of this thread than I did in all the ones put together when I actively searched back in 2017-2018. I'm not a member of Facebook or any other social network...
I've ordered ISA Browns direct from a hatchery 3 times, and each time I bought 15 pullets and 4 cockerels. The person taking my order was obviously surprised I wanted males too. The roosters keep on living long after the hens have succumbed to reproductive problems. The ISA Brown roosters...
I didn't know of the hellish life that commercial caged layer hens live until after I got chickens. After I discovered how much I love chicken personalities and behaviors, I wanted to do the same as you. Specifically, I wanted to adopt about 40 red sexlink "spent" battery hens, and give them a...
@Shadrach , I want to let you know I discovered this thread fairly soon after you started it, back when you were welcoming new followers to the thread. The thread title caught my attention immediately, knowing the hellish existence caged battery hens live. My intention was to read through/get...