i couldnt believe i had come across this website

[chickenbottom]

i didnt read the south africa part but still confinment to a small cage isnt heathy living

 

[English Chick]

Here is the poem I wrote when I first had my rescued battery hens........ hope you like it..............

“The Scruffy Fluffy Butts”

We started out so fluffy,
But soon became so scruffy.
Trapped in cages, no room to move,
No daylight, no air, Just food, food, food.

Beneath our feet, no warm soft straw,
Just wire that hurts, and our feet are sore.
Another peck, and again one more,
My back and neck are feeling so raw.

“Lay more eggs” that’s all we hear.
“Come on girls, your costing me dear”
We feel so crowded, our heads in a spin,
The noise is deafening, why can’t the lights be dim.

But what’s that noise, who is here,
Could it be that death is near?
NO, it’s friends we hear them say,
We have come to save the day!!

Released from our cages, our rescuers gentle,
Come on girls, now don’t go mental.
Don’t be afraid, the end is in sight,
For you are going to see daylight!

Your new homes are ready,
Easy now, just go steady.
Freedom at last, freedom to roam,
Freedom is an upright comb.

So we are taken to a place,
By a Lady who says she loves our face.
We feel a breeze, so soft, so warm,
And what is this? Lady says its corn!

Time to rest our new mum said,
For she is feeling truly blessed.
Just settle down, all is fine,
Believe at last that you’re all mine.

So come my little Scruffy Butts,
You’ll soon become the Fluffy Butts.

(c) 2008

 

[chickenbottom]

that is a beautiful poem and completly true... i want to rescue battery hens but i dont know where to get them

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Quote:
Works pretty well for canaries.

 

[Scoop]

Yikes! Just the sight of the cage made me sick!

 

[vicschics]

We have some ex-batt hens and when we got them I was told that they probably wouldn't lay anymore...man, that went right through me...they are here with me and can free range and do what they want...I do get eggs from time to time but one doesn't lay at all. They have become my friends and I'm sure they appreciate the fact that I don't expect anything from them. Miss Daisy is quite entertaining and enjoys leading everyone to the favorite spots to dine.

I have to agree with English Mum...if they have wings they need to be allowed to spread them.

 

[mullers3acers]

poor chickens if anyone does it this way!!!!!

 

[KattyKillFish]

battery cages are so sad

i would only make one of these if i was going to make a HUGE one, add better shelter and put it outside.

 

[MissPrissy]

Did anyone notice the document is over 11 years old?

 

[chickenbottom]

ya i saw that but i dont think it should be on the internet