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[Help_battery_hens]

ah thank you so much. i will definitely keep rescuing and all in her memory. she will always be loved and one day i will join her in the stars

 

[lvchicken]

One of my pullets died this morning. I know how you feel

 

[Help_battery_hens]

Aw ivchicken I'm so sorry it is so upsetting isn't it

 

[sumi]

I lost a hen last week. Also a battery hen, but a young one. She wasn't in the batteries long. Phoned the vet who came and looked at her, but she died as he left. They collected her for an autopsy, not sure how I feel about that! Still waiting for results.
I want to rescue ex-battery hens too. Had some ordered and all, but the farmer is under quarantine now, so I can't buy his hens. Very disappointing! I've wanted to this for so long!
Sorry to hear about your hen and thanks for caring. Wish we had more people like you in this world

 

[Help_battery_hens]

Sumi thank you for your kind words it is my goal in life to help as many as these poor hens as I possibly can. I know how u feel about losing your girl and I really am sorry for your loss. Just know that we did give them a life that they should have had from the beginning and that they did get to experience happiness because of our actions and love. I hope they're in Chickie heaven and only know their happy memories. Pls keep me posted about when you rescue your girls I would be very interested to hear of their progress when you can get some

 

[Lucysmom002]

I'm so sorry about your girl. I love my chickens so much.

What is a battery farm? Do I even want to know?

 

[sumi]

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Don't read this if you are a big chicken lover, like me. But since you asked, here it is in short:
A battery farm is a place where they keep chickens in rows and rows of tiny cages (batteries), each hen is allowed a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper. To stop them hurting each other they burn the hen's beaks off when they are still tiny chicks and some hatcheries cut their toes off as well.

The hens stay in there until they stop laying well enough (a few months), then they get culled. Many of these hens end up at fast food restaurants.
Unless they get given a second chance by someone like the angel who started this thread.

There are millions of these hens trapped in batteries all over the world, but the good news is that from January 2013 battery cages will be banned in the EU countriese

 

[sumi]

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I'll do that.
Wanted to ask you something, I'm assuming your hens have been debeaked If so, what do you feed them and how do you feed them?
I have 36 hens here that I bought last year from a battery farm at 16 weeks old. Some of them have such blunt beaks they have difficulty eating. One of my hens come to eat inside our house every day, because it takes her so long to get her crop full. She lost weight and got so thin, she stayed in the house with us for about 5 weeks, getting fed all day long.
I get so angry when I look at her, I often think how much I'd love to go

I'm really glad there are people like you who love these chickens and are willing to take them to heaven BEFORE they die.
A big "Thank You" and a

 

[Lucysmom002]

omg thank you for the info. I don't know how that stuff is legal. We live in a sick world

 

[sumi]

True, when you tie up your dog the animal protection people are onto you, but it's o.k. to shove a hen into a tiny cage and leave her there for months. How does that work?
The things that happen chicken hatcheries are terrible too. I turned my back on the commercial chicken business 2 years ago. I do not eat chicken or battery eggs. Won't touch it. No more cruel food for me, thanks!
Big

to the BYC'ers who do things properly and make the world a better place for chickens.