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LindyMandyMoo

LindyMandyMoo

In the Brooder
Aug 28, 2017
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Leicestershire UK
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've been keeping chickens for over 2 years, i started off with rescuing 6 ex battery hens
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 8 chickens.
(3) What breeds do you have?
3 Bluebelles, 1 Copper black, 1 Speckledy, 1 RIR & 2 Cream legbars (uk bred)
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Google
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I love gardening & growing my own veggies.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I have 3 grown up children, 2 dogs (English bull terrier & Staffordshire bull terrier) 3 cats (all rat catchers) & a green cheek conure. I have chronic renal failure but life is still beautiful.
 
Abriana said:
Welcome to BYC!
Sounds like a lovely little family of pets you have there! How did you acquire the battery hens?
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Hi Abriana & thank you. I got my battery hens through the British hen welfare trust, the uk is pretty big on rescuing ex batts at the moment so there is quite a surge in people keeping backyard flocks. Some people will go to farms where they know battery hens are kept & ask to buy them, the farmers get more money selling their battery hens this way than waiting to sell them at the time of slaughter (16/18mths old).
 
LindyMandyMoo said:
Hi Abriana & thank you. I got my battery hens through the British hen welfare trust, the uk is pretty big on rescuing ex batts at the moment so there is quite a surge in people keeping backyard flocks. Some people will go to farms where they know battery hens are kept & ask to buy them, the farmers get more money selling their battery hens this way than waiting to sell them at the time of slaughter (16/18mths old).
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That's great! Glad you were able to save them. Poor hens...
 
LindyMandyMoo said:
Yes they really are the friendliest birds, all mine have died now but i do miss them. It's hard when they die so young, battery farming is really cruel.
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Yes, it is awful. We got our ten last July and only have four left. All have died of "natural" causes except our favorite, mrs.tittlemouse was killed by a hawk last fall. She was the best. Would come sit on my lap every morning while I had coffee on the porch.

I remember when I went to pick them up I had no idea how truly awful they would look. I had our kids with me and we were all just totally shocked. But we got them home, loved on them a bunch, and they blossomed into happy healthy little girls!
 
sannabelle said:
Yes, it is awful. We got our ten last July and only have four left. All have died of "natural" causes except our favorite, mrs.tittlemouse was killed by a hawk last fall. She was the best. Would come sit on my lap every morning while I had coffee on the porch.

I remember when I went to pick them up I had no idea how truly awful they would look. I had our kids with me and we were all just totally shocked. But we got them home, loved on them a bunch, and they blossomed into happy healthy little girls!
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I went with my 2 daughters to get ours, one of them had hardly any feathers, she was practically oven ready, we called her Babs & she grew the most beautiful feathers, they all seemed to blossom & look amazing just before they died. I will get some more but i just need to give my heart a rest from losing them so soon.
 

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