This news article details what a mammoth (but achievable) task Little Hen Rescue have in successfully rehoming 10,000 battery hens. The hens are due for slaughter unless they’re homed, as the farm is closing.
If you are considering having hens (and if you are, don’t hesitate to contact me with any queries or advice), have room for a few more, or know someone that can take them on, please get in contact with me or visit http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk/ to organise your rehoming. Don’t forget there’s a thriving community and an amazing amount of support for new and experienced henkeepers alike at www.exbatteryhens.com so once you take on your girls, you’ll not be alone!
Keeping ex-batt hens in particular is so rewarding, it can have its challenges (as can any pet), but you’ll never tire of the daily egg hunt, the soft clucks and turn of phrases. If you’re a bit sensible, they won’t wreck your garden - in fact, they’re one of the best defences against slugs and bugs! They get on fine with cats. They’re cheap to feed and will come to you when called. And they’re great with kids (as long as children don’t chase and poke). They can put themselves to bed (some will take a couple of weeks or so to learn to do this), and when you go on holiday, if you’ve got a secure run, they’re easy for a neighbour or friend to look after. I can guarantee that rehoming ex-battery hens will prove to be one of the most positive moves you and your family will take.
And of course, watching them progress from sad, pale, scraggly, thin and slightly bewildered animals to glossy-feathered, chatty, active, healthy ladies is an absolute joy. I can’t put that point across enough. Seeing them taking their first dust bath, chasing insects, hearing them purr (yes, really!), learning to scratch, living the life of a real chicken is something you’ll always remember. And don’t forget the fresh eggs - until you’ve tasted or cooked with PROPER home-produced free ranged eggs, you won’t realise what rubbish you’ve been buying at the supermarket.
But of course, that won’t happen for these girls if they’re not found homes. No, the last moments of their miserable lives will see them packed off to the abbatoir, strung up by their ankles on a conveyer belt and killed. What a life, eh? That’s not me guilt tripping people into getting hens - that’s just the stark, uncomfortable, sad reality.
But YOU can make the difference between that sad existence, or a life of up to 7 or 8 years spent living the way they SHOULD have always had. YOU can give them that.
So if the thought has just flitted across your mind for a nano-second, why not just take a chance and do it? I did. Go on, go to www.littlehenrescue.co.uk and sign yourself up for a few girls. It literally changed my life. In a very good way.
Let me know if you make the leap!
May 10th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Awww i hope they all get homes. We got 4 ex batts last weekend so we cant really accomodate, but i’d recommend them to anyone. They really are fantastically curious animals with their own individual personalities. And they do produce gorgeous eggs. I still get excited to open the coop and find an egg.
May 11th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I would love to keep ex batt hens (we have so much space it would be fantastic) and bees, but I have Beagles, who would munch the chickens for brekky, and Mr Veg is allergic to bees. Bugger.
May 14th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Thanks for putting this up Lucy! We’re trying very hard to find homes for all these girls, but it is a mamouth task as we all have jobs as well!
I keep looking at my lot and wondering if I could squeeze a few more in!
Hope you’re ok and not missing your lovely girls too much.
xx
P.S A not for the above message - I have a terrier that wanted to eat my hens and got quite close on one occasion (bad idea to have a dim sister on door duty with the hens out!) He now can be left on his own in the garden with them, it just takes a bit of time and a lot of consistancy!
May 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
thanks for advice Anna! With 3, one could slip past me and uh-oh…..! New next door neighbours have just got some chickens, so see how they do with them! Cat x
May 20th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I love that last picture!
All our girls are ex-batts - they do have their issues but the thought of the life they had compared to now makes it all worthwhile.
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Thank you so much for doing this for the hens! I’m in Miami, Florida and don’t have space (or zoning) for chickens (wish I did!), but I’m spreading the word! Keep up the great work!
May 29th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
how do i adopt a hen? i would take one in myself i have a flat but my mum has a garden, how do i get one?/pick one up?
June 8th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Hi there,
i live in stanstead abbots, ware, herts and am looking to adopt to ex batt chickens as soon as poss. i can travel to pick them up. i have an eglu being delivered in 2 weeks and wondered if you are able to help me. i have a medium sized garden. thanks for any help you can give me.
June 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I have signed up to take on a few hens, the family and I are so excited. Will be off to get my house & run as soon as we hear back from Little hen rescue, I think what they are doing is fantastic. If anyone has any tips for me they would be most welcome, we have never had hens before, but have been thinking about it for the past year, once we heard about the LHR plight, we felt that now was the time to take the plunge. Can’t wait to hear from them, check my emails twice a day, in hope. Do they contact you by email or phone, does anyone know???
June 16th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
hi, i live in fort william,scotland and am desperate to rehome 3 or 4 hens for company for my one remaining chook. can you advise who i can contact up here to help?
any help appreciated,
thanks sharon.
June 17th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
In reply to the last message - Jo at Little Hen Rescue will answer your emails eventually but bear in mind she has a lot of rehomers to deal with (enought o rehome 10000 hens!) Be patient and it will be well worth the wait. We keep ex-bats and also volunteer our services to LHR occasionally. If you can’t rehome hens but would still like to help them PLEASE offer to volunteer with rehoming days if you live in Norfolk - you will find it very rewarding.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Hi,
we have recently given thought to keeping some hens. Not having kept hens before but having rescued animals I am interested in whether a complete beginner could be considered suitable for rehoming.
We live in south west scotland. Can you help me as to who we could contact around here. I am doing as much research as poss but any advice would be welcome.
thanks Debra
July 7th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Hi, my name is Anthony Berry and I live in a house with a huge back garden that backs on to a field. It is a very nice, green area close to Simister Farm Village, Prestwich, Manchester.
We have sufficient housing for at least ten hens who would be comfortable, clean and warm as the cabin in the garden is connected to the eletricity mains.
They would have plenty of space to roam around and it would be a joy to nurse and look after them.
Please contact me.
July 7th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
hello aww this website was so helpful, we live in beccles and are looking to rehome some girls from nearby so if anyone knows of any that need rehoming in our area could you please let me know thanks so much!!
July 9th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Hi
I am looking to rescue about 10 battery hens for a small holding in Lancashire can you help?
Regards George
October 24th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Hi, I live in a rural area and have a peice of land by the side of my house and have recently fenced off some land and bought a chicken coop and would like to rescue some ex battery hens having researched the awful conditions these poor birds live in whilst doing a course in animal management.I live near guisborough in cleveland and wondered if I could help or if you could put me in touch with somebody close who could-thanks
October 25th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Hi there
I know of a few fantastic organisations that work nationwide:
Battery Hen Welfare Trust http://www.bhwt.org.uk (although BHWT may have a long waiting list)
Free At Last Hen Rescue: http://free-at-last.org.uk/
Hen Rehomers UK: http://www.hr-uk.info/
Little Hen Rescue: http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk/
Also the ex-battery hen forum has loads of members who either run battery hen rescue organisations (including the above), or are directly involved in assisting with the rescues: http://exbatteryhens.com/index/
They’ll be able to give you tonnes of info and advice.
It’s free to join and also a brilliant source of information and support for ex-batt keepers.
Hope this helps, please do let me know how you get on
Thanks
Lucy
Smallest Smallholding
October 31st, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Hello all you lovely people out there. Does anyone know where I can obtain some ex-battery chickens to give a new home to in Northern Ireland (Bangor) to be precise? Wendy Beggs
November 5th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Hi enquiring how to rehome battery hens, my brother has looked after hens for 20yrs and has got a large pen with cabins and could rehome about 30 hens. Ive tried ringing and e-mailing people and getting knowhere, if you could give me a phone number or e-mail address I would be grateful. I would like to have some ASAP before winter.
Thanks Karen.
November 6th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Wendy,
I also live in Co Down and have ten lovely ex battery hens. They are fantastic pets, easy to look after and are so theraputic to watch. Not to mention everyone comments on how beautiful the eggs are and they are always in demand!!! I call my chicks the “golden girls and they have fabulous personalities.”
If it helps u I got mine from a battery farm in N Ireland. What you could do is to buy the Newsletter paper with the farming life section on a Saturday and you will find the ads for hens in the classified section. I got mine from there and the hens were £2.00 each. I had to go to Sixmile Cross for them near Dungannon.
Good luck with it and I hope you save a few wee precious lives.
Cheers
Roz
January 14th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Hi there
We got 3 hens in September but only 1 has made it through and she is now very lonely….we are in desperate need to get her 2 pals (we only have space for a total of 3 hens) but most of these site only offer 3 as a minimum…any ideas?
Thanks
Angela
February 18th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hi I am thinking of rehoming some ex battery hens, is there any advive you can offer me. Also I would like to volounteer in any way I can and get more involved in rescuing the hens. I have sectioned off half of my garden for a vege patch and a coop for hens what is the best building that would be fox and dog proof? Can anyone help me on this info, I run a full time petcare company in the epping forest area and would like to help out any way I can? Thanks louise
March 27th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
hello we are looking to rehome 3 hens we live in epping,essex do you no the neariest place to get some ex battery hens ??
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:36 pm
hellooooo
we are loking to rehome 4 hens at our home we have already bought and built our coop where could i get 4 of these 10000 hens xx
April 19th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Like Gemma 2/4/2010.- I have room for 3 in brand new accomodation how do i get them please
preferably without long distance travel
April 19th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Hi,
We want to rehome 6 hens but we live near Dublin we can go into Northen Ireland do you know where we can go?
April 20th, 2010 at 9:41 am
hi
i will rehome a few
need to get a henhut and wheres the nearest place to bolton to get them?
April 21st, 2010 at 1:12 pm
We are set up for 3 ex-bats. When and where is you nearest collection ?
Steve
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Yep we will give a lovely home to 3 or 4 of them and where can we collect from, we live in Wigan
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Hi, I would like to give 6 of the little beauty’s a loving home cause the special ones are just as important. I’m experienced with chickens and can offer a superb quality of life.
Live in sandy, beds….could we arrange to collect?
April 25th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Hi could you tell me where we can get some ex batts and how much thay are each got a three acre field to house some we live in south yorkshire/north lincolnshire area
April 27th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hi, I have 2 laying chickens at the moment and would like to adopt an other two can anyone tell me how to get them I live in Fife Scotland.
May 1st, 2010 at 9:21 am
I could home about 6 hens, details please. I live in Bedford
May 1st, 2010 at 7:44 pm
I live in colchester and i do not drive” i have been looking for months for 6 chickens, i would love to re-home some. But as i do not drive and there are no local pick ups in my area i am now thinking of giving up on having chickens as its just to difficult to find any near me.
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:14 am
I live in Northern Ireland and would love to rehome at least 3 of these lovely girls, have searched the net and cannot find any rescue centres for battery hens here. Is there any way I could do this?
May 6th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Can you help? I would love to keep a couple of chickens, but I am worried about looking after them properly. My main concern is that I don’t want to leave them in a run all day whilst I am at work. Is it O.K. to open the run door for them first thing in the morning and then put them to bed in the evening when I get home from work? This isn’t until about 6 each evening - does it matter that it is quite late and dark by then in the winter? Also- will they eat my garden plants? Any info would be great.
Thanks
May 9th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
Yeah I would love to help I could house at least 20 hens on this bit of land I have they will be allowed to Rome free during the day and at night they will have a big 16ft shed to go on at night.
May 12th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Sandra and anyone looking to rehome ex battery hens in Northern Ireland. There are no rescue centres so you need to go to a local egg supplier who will sell u hens. The nearest one to my home is on the Ganaway Road, Ballywalter, Clements Egg Supplier. The owner Philip Clements is the man you will need to speak to. He has a massive turnover, and lets hens go every couple of months. He can be contacted on 02891 862107.
I have already been through this process, have rescued 20 beautiful hens. Good luck Sandra hope this helps.
May 12th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
PS Anyone who wishes help or advice on hen keeping, rescuing hens (I am in Northern Ireland) is welcome to email me on Rozz1@tiscali.co.uk (please no junk mail, get enough of that!)
May 22nd, 2010 at 9:44 pm
I rang Philip Clements and got 6 little red hens…now starting their new lives at Scrabo…A good guy to deal with
May 24th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
i wouldent mind re homeing a few battery hens
May 25th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Hi - about to complete on a purchase of a house which has a 100ft garden in middleton manchester and partner has agreed i can have some chickens. (woohoo) there is a large shed on the land which the owner kept guiniepigs in and alerady has a run attached to. will this be ok to convert into a hen house? if so what do we need to add to it to make it comfy for the girls? He is a joiner and so can make any of the necessary adjustments. i would like 4.
May 25th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
interested in some hens 3 or 5 only though can you advise
May 25th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
hello its me again im up here in derry and i would ent mind rehomeing 100 hens
June 5th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
I can rehome six hens,i live in Carmarthen West Wales but i dont know where to go locally.Please can you help.
June 8th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
I have has ex batt hens for 4 years and sadly lost one 2day, I live in Stirlingshire and is looking for a lonley hen to join my lonley hen,as now she is on her own….so sad! been intouch with BHWT but no release dates, can any one help my lonely girl, even though about re-homing her with some one else’s hens.
June 11th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
i would be, very interested in 8 ex battery hens please i live in llanpumsaint near carmarthen
June 13th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Hi i am in the process of adopting some chooks. I used to keep some years ago and want to get back into them. I would like views on chickbox the plastic boxes i’ve seen advertised, are they as good as they seem or too good to be true? I would love some feed back before i splash out.
June 15th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
we have a 19 acre small holding with free range black rocks and wish to increase our flock we were looking for between 100 to 600 birds they would all live a very long and happy life here some of our hens are between eight and ten years old and still give the occasional egg
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I am the manager of a residential home in hertfordshire, and we have have a chicken run built and were ready to buy our chickens when i saw you web site. We are only able to have 4 but i am sure we would rather provide a home to those who need it most.
If you have 4 hens that need a large loving family please let me know as soon as poss
Thank you tracey
June 24th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
24.6.2010
hi iam interested in getting 3-4 rescue chickens could anyone help as to where i can get them i live in the scottish borders
July 5th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
my daughter in law would like to rescue some chickens she lives in oxford and one helpshe got coop run and everything ready
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:43 pm
I would like to find out where I can get up to 10 hens. I have obtained permission to keep them on my allotment and am in the process of building a hen house and run.
July 28th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
I live in Antrim In Northern Ireland and have been looking to rehome ex-bats for quite a while now but to no avail. Contacted Philip at McClements Egg Company, he was not helpful and quite unpleasant and then went on to inform me that it was cruel to rehome battery hens by taking them out of their environment and that we should rehome free range hens instead! Very disappointed am still at a loss as what to do next, will try the farming life but I realy want to rehome ex-bats, any ideas anybody?
July 31st, 2010 at 11:16 am
hi i am looking some rescue hens…around 6 would be great… i amnew at keeping chickens .. and would dearly love to rescue some..all my other animals are all rescue…i also live 30 mins away from beccles..so collection is not a problem,,,
wait for reply from you
August 10th, 2010 at 2:47 am
jus finished hen profing an old shed beside my house its big enough for couple of hundred but only have enough resources for around fifty live in north monaghan area an have experiences raising and caring for batery hens collection is a problem however n delivery would be a nice addition
August 11th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Hi i am on a small farm and would have the facilities to home around 1000 chickens,we already have 5 very happy ex battery hens,11 silkie hens which we get a huge amount of enjoyment from i know this sounds a bit of a huge amount but we have a fair amount of land that is unused and i think the hens is an ideal and satisfying use of the field any help on where to get this amount from would be appreciated,regards Dawn.
August 17th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Hi there my friendand I sharaabout 6 acres, we would love to re house up to 300 hens and would appreciate any help in locaing this number,thank you.Ian
August 19th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hi i will shortly have room for 20 hens as i am reforming my allotment to accommodate poultry instead of growing my usual veg. Just not up to all that digging now so why not give these birds a better life and hopefully a few more later on once i make more room for them. Anyone know of rehousing program’s in Lancashire.
Regards Steve.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Hi I am looking to rehome 3 rescue chickens a.s.a.p…this is a new venture for the family and we are all excited!!…we live in the Manchester area…i look forward to your early reply.
Thanks Anita
September 2nd, 2010 at 7:16 am
Morning,
I have been looking at this site for a while, it is good what you do me and my partner went to chelford market on monday to buy some chickens but found that they were too over priced as it was a bank holiday,we have built the coop and are ready to become parents to some chickens along with our daughter who is looking forward to getting them, I live in the manchester area and would be grateful from hearing back from you to find out if we can come and rescue some chickens.
Thanks Angela
September 5th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
hey im looking for just 2 or three hens i have been looking at tha sspca and stuff but nothing lol x we would love 2 have some in the garden as we love animals and would have a zoo but thats not possible lol so im just wondering where you are situated and howcould we get some laddies xx thanks
September 9th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
hi, i live in flint in north wales iv got room for 3 more chickens and would like to give a home to some ex battery hens could you help me do u know of anywhere in my aera that i could get in touch with looking forward to hearing from you
evelyn
September 17th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
YES WOULD LOVE MAYBE ABOUT 8 AS WE ALREADY HAVE 5 ALREADY. WE HAVE LOST 3 DUE TO OLD AGE.
September 22nd, 2010 at 2:31 pm
I have just built a run and I am looking for rescue hens I can house 8 to 12 hens. Please let me know if you can help me.
regards. Frances
P.S. I live in Cork
October 18th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
i would love to rescue hens, i have a big garden but need a run and advice before i get started can you help? thanks lucy
October 30th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I WOULD LIKE SOME BATTERY CHICKS,HAVE JUST MOVED TO COLECHESTER HAVE A BIG GARDEN,CAN YOU HELP THANK YOU TERESA.
November 7th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I would like to rehome some battery hens. Does anyone know where to get them from?
November 14th, 2010 at 9:44 am
I live in oxford I have two hens ,was going to get two more .If you could give me two it would be great,hope to here from you .
November 19th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Hi, i am possibly moving house and would love to have hens and rescue a few battery hens, i was just enquirying if you have any still available and where you are based?
thanks louise
November 28th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Hiya, i live in surrey and have a very large enclosure for some ex battery hens. I would love two or three to join my current flock and become free range!
December 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Hi, i have 4 batam cockrels that need a new home they are very friendly and wanderd if you would be intreasted or no any one who would be. we just want then to have a good home and a full and happy life.
December 7th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Hi. I am looking to get 4-8 ex battery hens, but I live in Rep. of Ireland and I’m having trouble finding them? Do you know who I could contact to get some?
December 20th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
hi. i am considering getting some hens, however last time i kept outdoor pets (rabbits), they were taken by foxes, i have since moved house and have a large enclosed garden, how likely would it be that foxes would take them?
Thankyou
January 2nd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
hi, my husband 4 year old daughter and i are looking into giving a new home to 3 hens, this may be a silly question - but can they jump over fences?! we have a six foot fence on 3 sides of our garden but 3 foot on the other side - although we do have lovely neighbours!!
January 17th, 2011 at 7:25 am
Ihave half acre of land which i am developing this spring fo growing veg I have plenty of space to look after hens.Ihave once had 15 hens.I am now retired and have time on my hands.I live in North Wales.I would be ready mid March.Cheers Selwyn.
January 22nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm
I have room for 1 from feb half term, she would be joining a lovely small flock so she could finally have a good quality of life. Would this be ok?
January 26th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
hi, we are looking for 4 hens for my garden for next few weeks time please, we are in east didsbury, Manchester please let me know if you have any,thank you
January 31st, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Am looking to rehome 4 to 6 battery hens. coop is built but run will take 2 to 3 weeks to have ready. Can you help??
February 8th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
have seven hen,s love everyone good for the granchildern they love feeding them,would like three more.
February 12th, 2011 at 10:38 am
I was wondering if you could help, at the minute we have two young roosters (beautiful birds) we need to rehome, we would also
like to give a home to four battery hens.we have been enjoying owning chickens for 12yrs and sometimes one hen will disappear and will reappear 21 or so days later with a brood of babies,hence the need to rehome these two roosters. our garden is completely private and secure ,and the henhouse locked up at night,but if a hen goes under a shrub it can be difficult to find her. I would be grateful if you could help.yours sincerely Brian
February 12th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I am able to rehome a couple of hens. I have has a fair few chickens over the years. Still have a couple of my own hens, along with a couple of ducks. In the Wrexham (NORTH WALES) area.
February 15th, 2011 at 8:35 am
We would love to re-house 4 hens please.
February 20th, 2011 at 9:36 am
We have an allotment close by and have used a greenhouse frame to make a large secure run with the nesting box inside that. We have room for 4 hens.
Regards
Terry & Debs
February 24th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
I feel so sorry for the poor battery hens and would love to save some I have 7 acres of land on Anglesey a beautiful part of Wales and i’m thinking of keeping some hens and a few cockerels to keep them happy
February 28th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
hiya,
I would love to rehome some battery hens, please contact me on the email above.
thanks.
March 7th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Hi Amanda where do you live? I have 2 chickens that need homes
Paula
March 10th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Hi,
I would love to re home some ex-battery chickens. I live in East Lothian. Does anyone know if I can get some?
March 10th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
I have a secure hen house with larged fenced area and would like to rehouse 3-4 hens. Many thanks
March 10th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Hi guys
we live in the country and my daughter and granddaughter have a hen house and run ready for 2/3/ or 4 hens
look forward to hearing from you
March 13th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
HI we have just moved and have a huge garden I’ve built a pen and could home 6 hens I’ve been trying to email little red hen but I’m having no luck
March 16th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Hi Lucy and everyone,
Just saw your great blog! I live in the south of Ireland and have rehomed some ex-batts….i’d highly recommend them!, so rewarding. I found it very difficult to get my ex-batts originally so just thought i’d post on here in case anyone is interested - there is a lady currently looking to rehome exbatts (see her add on donedeal.ie) - she’s based in west cork. It’s great to see so many of you interested in the ex-batts….they so really deserve a second chance and you won’t regret it!
March 16th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Hi Orla, thanks for your comment
Yes I think I know who you mean, just the one lady. My friend was thinking of getting ex-batts and she lives just outside of Cor, but thanks so much for posting the link - I just with the system didn’t exist in the first place so we didn’t have to rehome them!
March 19th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Please can you advice me as to the correct procedure in supporting adopting ex battery hens, we are looking for 6 hens to live in our(home)hotel garden as part of the family not the buisness.
March 30th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
we will rehome any chikens or hens on are farm
April 6th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
How do I get these hens? Thank you.
April 8th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
hi my name is ross walters my auntie has a smallholding and we started to sale the eggs but we have to many customers but not enough chickens to lay the eggs so is there any where we can get 100 ex battery hens please help us thank you
April 12th, 2011 at 4:17 pm
hi we have a small holding ourselves approx 18 acres and are looking for ex battery,we would be looking for 20-30,could you please contact me on above email many thanks jackie.
April 14th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
im looking to find out about getting a rooster i have hens and i live in a housing estate but i need to know if it is allowed to have a rooster i live in co.meath. i dont want to get 1 and then have to lose it because of noise polloution. so i would love some feed back thanks.
April 23rd, 2011 at 6:01 am
i am looking to get 6 ex battey hens for our garden i now live on a farm will you contact me please thanks paul
April 26th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
looking for around 50 60 hens to hae fro rehoming i have a smallholding and take 50 to 60 now can you advice please how i get in contat thanks
April 28th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Hi there, we have just finished out run and can happily accomodate three rescue hens, the sooner the better.
Please contact us
Jan/Nige
May 1st, 2011 at 10:55 am
i am trying to access website with no joy at all ,just keeps saying website can not be found? please help would like to rescue a few of these lovely hens. kind regards lisa.
May 6th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Hi, I am looking for 3 hens for my garden. i have a half acre plot and have a large coop all ready to go.can you help.
May 6th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
sorry forgot to say i am on the border between lincolnshire and norfolk.
May 11th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I am looking to house at least 6 ex battery hens.We have kept hens previously ,so have got all the necessary things to get started,(hut,run etc)please tell me the nearest place we can pick up, we live in North Yorkshire.
May 12th, 2011 at 10:52 am
I have about 30 chucks some rescued.I find my girls tend to teach the ex battreys the out door style of living. And they settle easier. I have plenty of land and will be willing to home up t 40. Sean
May 16th, 2011 at 10:11 am
Update - please read:
The 10,000 hens in my blog article were all rehomed some time ago. However, if you’re still looking, there are 3 good rehoming organisations that I know of that might be operating in your area:
The Battery Hen Welfare Trust - http://www.bhwt.org.uk/ (now British Hen Welfare Trust)
Free At Last - http://free-at-last.org.uk/
Little Hen Rescue - http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk/
I know that Little Hen Rescue in particular have another big rehome coming up and are looking for homes very soon if you’re interested. I’m not sure whether they only rescue a limited number as none of these girls are allowed to go out for commercial production again.
You can also find out more by joining the ex-battery hens forum, where some of the members are actively involved in rescuing and rehabilitating battery hens. The forum is free and can be found at: http://exbatteryhens.com/index/
All rehoming organisations listed above have coordinators around the UK and I’m sure you’ll be able to take on some girls soon.
Thanks
Lucy
SmallestSmallholding
May 19th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
I would like to home some ex battery hens - probably 3/4. Can you please give me some information on how to go about this and let me know if you have a local co-ordinator in West Sussex.
Thanks you for any help you can give
Sue
May 23rd, 2011 at 5:25 pm
i look for about 20 hens can someone help? i stay near berwic upon tweed??
Thanks Jaco
07967338730
May 31st, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Hello,
We are looking to re-home about 30 hens if possible.
Please contact us by email.
Thanks
Andrew & Emma Barker
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:55 am
I have ordered a hen coop, and now I would like to rehome at least 5 battery hens. It was either hens or Bantams, but after seeing the battery hens I really felt for these poor hens.
I live in East Lothian. Could you give me a wee bit info as where to purchase them.
June 3rd, 2011 at 8:52 am
I found a place in East Lothian and they are selling battery hens. It is Knowes Farm by East Linton. They are re stocking at the end of the month with free range hens.
June 8th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
ilive in countryside in ayrshire with 2 acre of land and i,m looking to have some hens (6 to start with) any advice most welcome
June 14th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
I would be very interested in taking 50 hens please contact us so that we can find out more information in doing so.
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
I would like 10-12 hens please that either lay or will do so at some point. Thank you. I live in Scotland.
June 24th, 2011 at 10:58 am
I am looking to house 4 hens when my new chicken coop arrives.Please contact to let me know how I do this.
June 30th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
hi there, im working with an organic nursery and we are now wanting to have some ex batt hens to put on the land, we are looking for 50+ to start with. there will be 6-8 coops for them brand new. can you contact me with more info on how we can collect, thanks Mandie
July 20th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Hi we are very interested in having six ex battery hens. Please let me know if this is possible.
Thank you
Heather Addison
The deerPark farm
July 21st, 2011 at 6:44 am
hi i live in tottenham and i want to by chikens but i don’t know
where i can get dem in essex that they diliver to your home
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Hi I would love 4 chickens please I had two and 1 died but still have my laying chicken. Would love to help and give them a good home. I live in Balintore in Ross-shire so I could meet you in Inverness to pick up.
Thanks
Lisa
August 5th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Please help,
We are keen to rescue some ex battery hens and would love to help. Please reply.
August 10th, 2011 at 12:35 am
I Have just ordered a hen house and run which is being deleivered tomorrow, and I am interested in given 2 battery hens a god home (new to me but I am gathering info from friends who have chickens and reading up on the subject).
Please could you let me know how I go about obtaining the chickens?
Thanking you in anticipation,
Dilys
August 10th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Hi there,
I was wondering if there are 3 ex battery hens in carmarthenshire that need a home. I have had battery hens before they were mostly bald very thin and i a bit of a state when i got them i have nursed them back to health and they enjoyed a free range life. i have lost a few to old age now and am looking to take my little brood back up to six for now. I am saving up for a bigger coop so that i can eventually home more.
I hope that you can help
Tania x
August 18th, 2011 at 11:49 am
hi am looing for Ex-Battery Hen that i can rescue. and does anybody kno were u can rescue some in oxford
August 19th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Hi Jo, I would very much like to rehome 3 or 4 hens from the rescue which I see from Little Hen Rescue website is taking place in Essex on sat 10th Sept. We have a few girls already from previous rescue in Norfolk still with us, and would love some more now. We have ordered a lovely coup and run for them so as not to disturb the other ladies who are enjoying their retirement and would not like
younger ones bothering them.
Please could anyone give me the Essex Coordinators details please
if this posting is for Little Hen Rescue, many thanks
Dawn Allington
August 22nd, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Hi There
I am in lincolnshire and am struggling to find ex battery hens to rescue as it would seem the lincs coordinator is currently unavailable
August 26th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
We keep ISA browns free range. Have just acquired a Sussex white cock and we also keep and breed Muscovy ducks. Trouble is although we have six acres of fallow grassland, if we have over 50 birds we have to be registered with Defra. Irony is that we are rural with no foxes in the locality due to the nature of the soil. Heavy clay, no rabbits, no badgers, no foxes as dens and warrens would flood.
Would love to take on some poor buggers….But the law stops us from helping. If anything we need a lobby group!
August 26th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Hi,
I was wondering if you would be able to let me know of any ex battery hens that are for sale. My grandad has lots of geese and ducks but sadly he only has 6 chickens left. He is looking to rescue quite a few chickens. If you have any available would you be able to contact me back?
Thanks, Zoe.
August 27th, 2011 at 11:07 am
dose anyone want and light sussex hens at point of lay only two left. i live in colchester and call 01206751529
August 29th, 2011 at 3:02 am
For anyone living within travelling distance of Raunds, Nr. Peterborough, who is interested in adopting ex-batts, you could contact Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary.
They rescue ex-batts and re-home them. It is a wonderful place; they take in all sorts of animals in need of rescuing. Any creature not re-homed stays with them as their forever home. No animal is ever euthanased unless for health reasons. They have a vet calls in once a week to co a health check and treat any animal in need of attention.
A family run concern who are all vegans.
Website: http://www.brook-farm.org.uk/
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:45 am
Anyone know were I can rescue battery hens on the Wirral just preparing garden for re housing some. New comer to this any tips would be appreciated.
September 11th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
We would like to give some battery hens a new home in northern Ireland,can you tell me how I can find out where I can get some.
Dawn Kinnear
September 14th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Fresh start for hens has a rehoming on the 15th October 2011, please see the website, if you wish to reserver any hens. This will be our last rehoming this year. we have collection points across the country, which are detailed on the website
September 15th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Hi guys, these hens have all been rescued, here are some more hen rescue organisations you can try:
http://www.bhwt.org.uk (british hen welfare trust)
http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk (Little Hen Rescue)
http://free-at-last.org.uk/ (Free at Last)
as well as Sophie McCoy, who rescues and rehomes in the Wigan area: sophiemccoy@hotmail.com
September 25th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Hi there, I am looking to rehome some xbats. I am actually in Fife, near StAndrews, do you know anywhere near there that could help? I have an eglu go with 4 chickens and have just ordered the cube so I can house some of these girls. I would love to help and know these are birds that need a second chance. Hope someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks Caroline
(currently have an australorp, light sussex, buttercup and a lavender araucana. 2 are only 26 wks and the other 2 about 1 year) There isnt any stiff competition as they free range about the garden and there is a lot of space for all. Also, my daughter loves them and as even tamed the araucana, which i have been told is difficult! Anyway, hope someone can help.
October 7th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Caroline, We are a battery hen rescue for South Scotland and north england. We are based in Dumfries and we currently have about 90 battery hens still looking for homes. have a look at our website http://www.homes4hens.co.uk or give us a call on 07866747769
Many thanks, and i hope i am not stepping on anyone’s toes posting this here but we have the same goals in mind!
October 13th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
we are in the proccess of getting our garden set up , and building a coop as we would love 3 or 4 chickens and your site sounds lovely but im in cardiff and im afraid you might be too far away from us .
October 14th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Yes please would love to rehome some chicken would be looking for about 20 if possible - we live in scotland near edinburgh if that is near?
October 19th, 2011 at 11:20 am
LuckyHens Rescue are based in WIGAN
http://luckyhensrescuewigan.weebly.com/
They have been going in Wigan for 2 years now.
October 19th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
I got my Ex battery Hens from LuckyHens Rescue in Wigan
I can highly recommend Alison
x
October 20th, 2011 at 2:33 am
Hi my name is mike and i have a small holding just north of Aberdeen and i am looking for battrey hens and give them a free range life , Round about 100
Thanks Mike
October 27th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
hi there i have a farm an there is no chickens threr at the mo could u plz email me i was lookin four around 40 many thanks sam
October 31st, 2011 at 9:34 am
We are an ex-battery hen rescue based in dumfries, south west scotland. If you are able to re-home some hens please contact us on 07866747769 or through our website http://www.homes4hens.co.uk
Please do not post a response on here as it does not allow me to contact you back unless you post your email address. Many thanks
October 31st, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I am very interested in rehoming battery hens or any other, could anyone please email me on michaelcorrigan1@live.co.uk if they need a home for their hens thankyou
November 13th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Could you please tell me where i can get some ex-battery hen from we have just got a new chicken coop and can’t hold of some hens. Thank you. Gill
November 16th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I am interested in buying approx 10 chicken and wondered if you could contact me with some details
regards
Lynn
November 26th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
hi I had the fortune to get some 12 ex batts in may I must say I have been bitten by the bug went out today to my local batt farm as he is having a clear out tomorrow and now ive got a flock of over 100 birds lol i did say i was bitten and must also point out i do live on a farm
November 26th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
good news just been told by the farmer that he is no longer going to keep battery hens and is now going to concentrate on barn hens not the best but at least no more caged hens hooray out of the 100 i rescued today i have some that will need a new home so if anyone is intrested in homing some of these new girls contact me on here and leave some contact detailsand i will contact you
November 26th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
forgot to say I live in ayrshire
December 1st, 2011 at 7:07 pm
I really want some chickens but our neighbours, who have chickens, have had a fox problam and i dont know that that wont happen to me. is there anything i can do to keep foxes out of my garden. please repli because i would really like to rescue some hens. thanks x
December 6th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
We would love to rehome six hens as all ours are getting old and in need of company
December 9th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
FOR ANYONE FROM NORTHERN IRELAND
New Charity
Nut House Hen Rescue & Re-homing
http://www.nuthousehenrescue.co.uk
Next rescue date 17th December and need numbers ASAP
December 9th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Wow, I can’t believe people are still posting on here. To reiterate, if you want to adopt some ex-battery hens, here are some rehoming organisations:
http://www.bhwt.org.uk (british hen welfare trust)
http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk (Little Hen Rescue)
http://free-at-last.org.uk/ (Free at Last)
Please visit their websites for contact details. There is no point asking the author, Lucy, for hens as she only blogged about it. She is not a hen purveyor!
December 16th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Paul and Alison Saunders if you look at this site contact me (write to me with your address and email ) I have lost your email and address and cannot reply to your Chritmas cards - last year i sent one but it was returned (wrong address) Hope you get this:)
Michele
January 15th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Hello
I have been looking at having some hens for a while now. I would like to ask if we could home some battery hens. I have a big garden and a secure chicken run, donated to me by my daughter and can have a secure enclosre by the end of Jan
My telephone no. is 0777 387 0045
Regards
Hilary
February 4th, 2012 at 8:45 am
We are an ex-battery hen rescue based in dumfries, south west scotland. If you are able to re-home some hens please contact us on 07866747769 or through our website http://www.homes4hens.co.uk
Please do not post a response on here as it does not allow me to contact you back unless you post your email address. Many thanks