Happy Hen Chicken Rescue!

[roostersandhens]

That awesome!

If you don't mind, I will take two hens please

lol

Yeah!

First move to CA! Lol!

 

[mainechicklet]

For those of you looking to rescue hens, I can't imagine there is a shortage of those in need of new good homes. Every week it seems, someone is asking me to take their hens. Either they're moving to Florida or the hens aren't laying much if at all or they're tired of them or they're too expensive......... whatever...........basically they just don't want them anymore. Same old story whether it's cats, dogs, hamsters, bunnies and now hens.....since backyard flocks have become so popular. I wish everyone would rescue hens rather than (or at least in addition to) buying and raising more chicks. (I know I'm going to get s*** for saying this, but raising more chicks to me is like raising more kittens and puppies when there are millions dying in shelters.)

 

[roostersandhens]

For those of you looking to rescue hens, I can't imagine there is a shortage of those in need of new good homes. Every week it seems, someone is asking me to take their hens. Either they're moving to Florida or the hens aren't laying much if at all or they're tired of them or they're too expensive......... whatever...........basically they just don't want them anymore. Same old story whether it's cats, dogs, hamsters, bunnies and now hens.....since backyard flocks have become so popular. I wish everyone would rescue hens rather than (or at least in addition to) buying and raising more chicks. (I know I'm going to get s*** for saying this, but raising more chicks to me is like raising more kittens and puppies when there are millions dying in shelters.)

I totally agree. I always tell people it is just like buying a puppy from a pet store instead of rescuing a dog from a shelter. So rescue a hen (or rooster), don't buy or hatch chicks. It frustrates me when people buy instead of rescue.. I will admit that I bought 6 chicks (first chickens) from a feed store, though that was before I knew you could rescue battery hens. Now I would never do that again! I also had a hen who hatched 10 chicks, before I knew you could rescue battery hens. Then after I knew you could rescue hens, my hen was sneaky and hatched 3 eggs without me knowing for several days. For several days I was in tears too, I thought I coyote killed her.. But, now I would never get chicks, I would rescue battery hens - or if someone locally was killing there hens for a reason like they aren't laying, I would be happy to take them.

 

[roostersandhens]

If you are in CA and can take just 2 chickens (or more) from animal place that would be awesome!! (they aren't aloud to re-home outside of CA.) If they re-home the 1,800 hens they rescue next week, they can go back and rescue more April 5th. They will still have to leave many hens behind to be slaughtered They just can't take more than a few thousand hens. They hardly managed the Turlock rescue..

 

[mainechicklet]

I didn't realize they were the Turlock rescue organization. That was the video from theawesomechick wasn't it?

 

[roostersandhens]

I didn't realize they were the Turlock rescue organization. That was the video from theawesomechick wasn't it?

I think so..

 

[mainechicklet]

Yes, it is. That was heartbreaking. If you check out Animal Place's website, they talk a lot about the 4000 hen rescue.

 

[roostersandhens]

Yes, it is. That was heartbreaking. If you check out Animal Place's website, they talk a lot about the 4000 hen rescue.

Yeah. I watched the 54 minute documentary - so sad.

 

[roostersandhens]

45 minute*

 

[roostersandhens]

I hired a pets sitter which means I will be going this weekend (assuming nothing goes wrong)!!!! I am so excited!