Rescued battery hens....now there's a thought!

[Mags]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7947984.stm

These poor hens have often been pictured almost featherless when they are rehomed .......what a good idea to give them some woolly warmth during the winter..

I would have named the hen shown in the link, Josephine for obvious reasons...

[angieh]

How sweet - and what a stylish hen she is. Josephine, I think though Mags!

[yola]

I have a friend who rescued some battery hens . . . they live in eggloos in her garden (cool plastic henhouses ).

If I weren't afraid of birds AND had a bigger garden I would be right there helping rehome these poor things.

[alexgirl73]

There are big rescues doen a couple of times a year. On the chicken forum I use there are some wonderful stories of rescued chooks

I like the eglus Yola, but they are soooooooooo expensive!!

[pinklizzy]

We've had rescue battery hens before, they were lovely girls although one of them was badly lame. We only had them for a couple of weeks before they crossed the bridge but at least they spent their last days in the sunshine, with lots of comfy bedding

[dandysmom]

That was an uplifting story, Mags, thanks for the link! Those poor hens, I'm sure they're enjoying the warmth of those cute sweaters!

[Mags]

If I had a pattern I wouldn't mind knitting a few sweaters for them too!

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by yola

I have a friend who rescued some battery hens . . . they live in eggloos in her garden (cool plastic henhouses ).

If I weren't afraid of birds AND had a bigger garden I would be right there helping rehome these poor things.

Eglus .................

[angieh]

You edited your first post I see, Mags!