In October we took home twelve ex-battery hens from the BHWT (British Hen Welfare Trust) collection point in Wragby. This was our second batch of ex-bats. A year ago, we adopted twenty of them, but because of the harsh winter and their lack of feathers, we had a lot of fatalities. It was heartbreaking to watch the numbers slowly dwindle and I used to dread letting them out in the morning in case any had died in the night. Anyway, call us mad (or a soft touch) but we decide to adopt more. Thankfully these hens looked much more healthy than the last lot and a good job too because a few weeks after they moved in, the snow fell again. Because of the sub-zero temperatures we suffered in the following weeks, we sadly had five fatalities. But now the remaining seven hens are looking fully feathered and enjoying their free range freedom!
No comments:
Post a Comment