ex battery hens

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kranga

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May 21, 2013
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Hi im new here and im planning on adobting some ex battery hens. Not for eggs just to give them a loving home. I have been reading up on everything and wondered if anyone had any advice or stories about keeping ex batts :)
 
Lots of love. I had 2 ex bats and they were so friendly! We could pick them up and carry them anywhere. they were very inquisitive and very docile. Intelligent too! My girls loved dandilions like crazy.
 
Oh lovely i cant wait to get them i always wanted them but never had the room before i just want them to be happy and live the rest of there lives with us :)
 
Some ex bats can look pretty bad, some even missing feathers. Some feathers never grow back. Dont be miffed by how odd they might look! Mine had clipped beaks, a cruel procedure that is done with a hot knife when they are babies.

Bless your heart for being willing enough to open your home to these poor ladies!
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I'd check carefully for lice and mites, or just treat them. They are common, carried by wild birds. If their leg scales look like they are raised, that may be scaly leg mites, which is treated by smothering with something like Vaseline daily til healed. If you think they may have another problem, hopefully you will find what you need to know here.

Don't be surprised if they supply you with a fair number of eggs. They will probably be past their peak production period, but that doesn't mean you won't get any eggs. Older hens often lay very large eggs.

Otherwise, enjoy, as I am sure they will enjoy their new home!

http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html
 
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Thanks yes will be getting treatment for mights and might powder for the coop. And wormer. And cleaner for the coop. Will get there food and grit to and when i get my next lot of live food for my fish i will get them some live mealworms as a treat. Just need to go get the coop now :) thanks for advice
 
Welcome to BYC
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I had a few battery hens some time ago and really, they are the sweetest things. It took them awhile to settle into their new free range lifestyle and for the first 2 weeks they barely left the coop. I had to encourage them by taking them for walks around the farm, but once they got over their fear of open spaces and all the scary new things they had a wonderful time. After a month you couldn't tell, but for their short beaks, where they spent the first part of their lives. A few of them went broody and raised some chicks too. If you are handy (unlike me) you could build a coop for your ladies. There are some lovely designs in our Coops section. Enjoy your chickens and keep us posted!
 
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Awww all these lovely stories on here are making me even more excited. And wish i could have more than 8, i cant wait to put the first pics up :)
 

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