Battery Hens?

[Biddieacres]

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No!!!!!

 

[Sillystunt]

wow, that was interesting! I am so proud of the City of Tampa which just changed the laws requiring hens enough space to spread their wings.

I bet there are tons of places in Florida that would let you buy ex battery hens.

Keep us posted!

 

[TexasVet]

Somebody knows how to get battery hens, because I see them for sale on the Houston Craigslist all the time. I bet they're buying them for a couple of bucks each, because they're selling them for an average of $8.00 each. Anyway, seems the place to start is by calling the egg producers themselves, since they have a continuous supply of hens to dispose of.


Kathy, Bellville TX
www.CountryChickens.com

 

[OSUman]

Should we try to contact the United Egg Industry to see if we could contact the specific egg industries and try to get the hens from them?

 

[babyspice35]

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Perhaps. Although it might be just as easy to contact the specific factories and ask if they would donate any of their "spent" hens.

 

[stupondo]

I was looking for ex battery hens in CT and found this site
http://www.upc-online.org/battery_hens/

I am still looking for hens near us

 

[babyspice35]

I've seen that one... but it seems like all they do is say how bad a battery hens life is but don't give an opportunity for help... Idk

 

[CityChicken05]

I live in Indiana, the 3rd largest egg produceing state. I makes us sick to see how these chickens are treated! If any of you are orginizing somthing like the UK does to re-home birds let us know We want to be apart!! We run a small hatchery (local delivery & pickup only, we do not ship chicks, it is cruel!!) and poultry and waterfoul rescue in southern Indiana.

http://sites.google.com/site/hudsonhatchery/chicken-re-homing

Brent
Evansville Poultry
812-454-6518

 

[canada-goose]

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Great idea! I hope your heroic website will help those poor hens. How can I help? (Tongue lolls out, panting, doggie look)

 

[stylus46]

me and my partner rescued 40 from a battery farm 2 days ago here is a photo of the worst looking one this is what happens when you buy cheap chcicken at the supermarket. I was talking to the farmer who said he gets the birds at point of lay all 16000 of them (he said he had paid £55000 for them) keeps them for 12 months for the eggs and then sells them to a company who uses the meat for dog food and microwave meals.