buffie Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 The April Newsletter is out. I am the Hen Detective http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/newsletters/NewsletterApr06sm.pdf BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Managing Director Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I tried to read this but the computer crashes every time is anyone else having a problem or is it just us?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 worked fine for me..... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 And me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHen Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Thanks for that Buffie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Chick Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Very interesting reed. Great stuff hope the EU will vote on banning hen batteries soon. Switzerland doesn't allow it anymore for quite some years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Hope so too BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I couldn't get the newsletter to open when I clicked once on the url, but clicking twice worked great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Thanks for that Buffie,I enjoyed reading about the amount of intrest Jimmys farm brought to the battry hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 If you can print a copy for giving with eggs that would be great. I am doing that with my neighbours and sending it to friends and family via email . BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 That's what I do too This week, with their four eggs, customers are getting a card with the girls pictures and names on them, a card telling people to visit the BHWT website and to keep chickens free range, a newsletter and a creme egg (well it is easter!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 That's wonderful Mel, well done! BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 It doesnt take a lot does it? And I am feeling particularly smug and virtuous as Mum has donated to BHWT rather than giving me a chocolate Easter Egg with my name on (after all, at my age I know my name, but am not so old that I cant remember it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) It's the fact it takes some effort that matters. It's thought as it's easy to pick up an egg and buy it if you have the money. We don't do Easter except for the holiday so we entertain and have a nice time. I have bought some G&B's but thats not unusual Daisie has her home made biscuits as do the girls. The puss kits will have prawns and I have made Mikey's mum some beeswax polish. We are going to see the Frank Sinatra Show, as it's our wedding anniversary on saturday, so very excited! BBx Edited April 12, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sounds lovely Buffie - hope you have a lovely romantic weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Oh dear What are we like Paul and I read the newsletter last night and cried Particularly about the bit falling off the perch Southern softies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Not softies - just animal lovers like the rest of us It's normal to get angry and upset over animal cruelty - and there is no other name for the battery hen industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I am sure this will make some blood boil but never mind Near here is one of the largest battery productions in the UK a farm called Glenwrath run by John Campbell. He does also have a reasonable number of free range chickens as well and his flock totals about 500,000 birds at the moment. Last year he bough another farm in Blyth Bridge near here and BECAUSE OF PUBLIC DEMAND he wants to increase his free range flock to expand the entire operation to about 900,000 birds. As you can imagine people near the new farm don't want 400,000 free range chickens on their doorstep and have been fighting the planning application for the 10 sheds required to house the birds. Nothing remarkable in that I hear you cry. This last week the locals have been citing the dead swan in Fife as their reason to object as one of the 'neighbours' to the farm is west Linton Primary school. I don't know how geographically close it actually is though I have no idea what sort of noise and/or smell this sort of farming would create but before it was sold it was a livestock farm so how much different is it going to be. I couldn't believe that one dead swan can be cited to prevent this happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Totally unbelievable I'm sure these stupid nimbys wouldn't object to battery hens near them because they would be out of sight - grrrrrrrrrr - this sort of stupidity makes me soooo MAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I knew it would ruffle feathers but I heard it on the news last night and was totally amazed Given the farm used to have a huge cattle herd (they won some big prize for a milker a few years ago) the place is massive so how can chickens be worse They live in the country and that is what you get in the country. I don't like or dislike the man who owns the place he is a business man and he does do a tremendous amount for the community so to keep trying to block plans to improve animal welfare is crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 The world is full of Lunatics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 It is just NIMBYism but it is annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 The bit of good news tucked away in there, is that there is an increasing demand for free range eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yes! BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yes that's what I thought if the flock is to nearlly double with free rangers maybe the existing accomodation can shrink to accomodate more free rangers too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
