- May 13, 2012
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Hello.
My name is Loraine and a week ago my family rescued 6 battery hens. We were told they are about 12-14 months old. They were very badly bruised and smelled horrible! We spent a lot of time lurking around this site before getting the chickens and have built them a really nice coop using ideas from here. We built the coop using primarily second hand materials donated by friends and family as well as a pretty amazing yard sale deal on wire, a rain barrel and watering "bowl".
The girls are very scared, but they are making huge improvements every day. Their combs and wattles are getting a bit of colour and they don't smell so bad. They are loving life and the ability to move around and peck at the ground. They still sleep huddled in one big chicken pile at night. They are the sweetest things are we are looking forward to learning as much as we can about our new friends.
My name is Loraine and a week ago my family rescued 6 battery hens. We were told they are about 12-14 months old. They were very badly bruised and smelled horrible! We spent a lot of time lurking around this site before getting the chickens and have built them a really nice coop using ideas from here. We built the coop using primarily second hand materials donated by friends and family as well as a pretty amazing yard sale deal on wire, a rain barrel and watering "bowl".
The girls are very scared, but they are making huge improvements every day. Their combs and wattles are getting a bit of colour and they don't smell so bad. They are loving life and the ability to move around and peck at the ground. They still sleep huddled in one big chicken pile at night. They are the sweetest things are we are looking forward to learning as much as we can about our new friends.
from Ohio, So glad you joined. 
