I recently bought 2 hens (for £2 each!) from a very poor environment, in a huge barn with about 1000 others.
Which was about 20cm deep in chicken poo, with eggs all over the floor, the air was awful, the condition of the hens ranged from baldness, damaged feet, combs, wattles, feathers and very badly developed beaks.
The two I chose were the healthiest I could see/catch, and after getting them home and putting them in a small run on my lawn in the evening sun, I realised I did manage to get two nice ones! With clean, pink faces and bright eyes.
Only until picking up my others hens and the cock, have a realised how skinny my new rescu'ees are, with hardly any breast muscle whatsoever and a very weak looking frame.
What can I give them to feed them up? Vegetable fat in their feed? Lard?
Or shall I just shower them with feed and vegetable scraps?
Any answers would be much appreciated!

in their day time run:

Which was about 20cm deep in chicken poo, with eggs all over the floor, the air was awful, the condition of the hens ranged from baldness, damaged feet, combs, wattles, feathers and very badly developed beaks.
The two I chose were the healthiest I could see/catch, and after getting them home and putting them in a small run on my lawn in the evening sun, I realised I did manage to get two nice ones! With clean, pink faces and bright eyes.
Only until picking up my others hens and the cock, have a realised how skinny my new rescu'ees are, with hardly any breast muscle whatsoever and a very weak looking frame.
What can I give them to feed them up? Vegetable fat in their feed? Lard?
Or shall I just shower them with feed and vegetable scraps?
Any answers would be much appreciated!

in their day time run: