I was at a poultry auction about 8 months ago i was there for a new rooster. I started bidding on a hybrid rooster and i got him. Was soo pleased just started leaving the building with my new rooster when i saw 3 hens staring at me. When i saw them looking at me i knew i had to buy them. They were very rundown and i knew if i wasnt going to get them they would end up butchered. The thing was the bidding for them was almost up and i had a rooster in my hands i didnt know what to do! So i ran to my car threw my new rooster in a crate and ran back luckily i just got there when the bidding started. I told myself that i wasnt gonna spend more then $5.00 a bird.... so the bidding starts and i start bidding against another man and its the same guy who bids on everything at this auction i thought i had no chance. I got to around $4.50 and i started to get worried. Luckily it got to $5.00 and he stopped and i won! I was soo happy for the 3 hens that they would have a wonderful home with me other 30 hens. After i gave the auctioner his money i took the hens to the car. I started putting them in the first hen i grabbed was a black sex link.. i named her midnight she was in the best condition out of the 3 but was debeaked. I had no doubt she was gonna make it. The 2nd one i grabbed was a golden laced wyandotte... i named her wendy.. once again i had no doubt she was gonna make it. The 3rd one looked absoutly horrible!.... she was another golden laced wyandottei named her lucky... she had a broken leg, scaly legs, very underweight, and had nails 3x longer then mine at my house. Lucky i had my doubts on her.. I knew she had to be separted from the main flock so i put her in a rabbit hutch by herself. I told myself that if she dies it wasnt my fault... It took forever to get her rehealed but she finally got better. About 2 weeks ago i putt her into the main flock... now shes sitting on about 12 eggs and i cannot believe it!!! I cant believe after the life she had she would want to rear youngns!!! Isnt that an unreal end for a hen like her!!! I will be taking pics to show.
