Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[buffie]

Imagine actually being her

 

Well Buffie almost vanished when a friend decided to clear off to Aus after her relationship went wrong. She started the Buffie thing, anyway I got the chance to use it here so it's nice to still hear 'hello Buff', makes me feel young and glam. Amazing the power of words eh

 

BBx

[Popcorn]

Congratulations Buffie - cor we'll soon be able to say we knew you before you was famous

 

Oh Buffie, does that mean I can get the 'envelope' out again, so we can all attend

[motherhen]

Well done Buffie - do remind us when it's published so we can get a copy

[buffie]

Stop your teasing girls it's funny but if it's about chickens I'll do just about anything within reason of course.

 

Jane I'll let you know

 

BBx

[Popcorn]

Only joking BB envelope still in the drawer...

[Mel (& Paul)]

Nah, get it back out again. I could do with a party

[Karen & co.]

Just sat and watched the video the children came in one by one and I wasn't sure about them seeing but they were more angry about the treatment than upset, although non of us got away with dry eyes.

 

Karen x

[garyhere]

Hi

Haven't posted for a while. My girls are doing fine. Very spoilt! Today tho we took in 6 recued battery hens. They are a bit nervous and very smelly, but they seem to be settling in. Pecking at the grass, something i guess they haven't done before.

I was a bit worried they wouldn't go into the hen house at dusk, but they all did bar one who needed a helping hand.

I shall try and post some pics if I can.

Will keep you updated. Wish me luck!

[Martin B]

What a great person you are taking in those hens. Congratulations! Pictures please! I would like to see them now and when they have recovered!

Well Done

---Martin---

[Chicken on a mission]

My girls weren't ex battery hens but they weren't used to being on grass.

 

Consequently they over-dosed and you should of seen they state of the first poos we got from them

 

...still, you have all that to come

[Martin B]

In help to trying to raise money I'm giving anyone in my family a Free-Range egg if they donate over 50p! Not from my own hens as I don't have any!

[Sheilaz]

Gary, that's great news, good for you. We'll all be interested to hear more about their progress & see pictures. Good to hear from you, and glad the original pair are well too.

[Martin B]

I want to re-home some battery hens when I'm older!

[Sheilaz]

Me too, Martin, when I'm older. Meanwhile, the important thing is spreading the word about free range eggs v. batteries, which I know you do.

[Martin B]

Yup, I got my grandad to buy Free-Range eggs for the first time ever on thursday!

[Linda]

That's good Martin. The more people we convert, the fewer hens there will be in appalling conditions.

[Lesley-Jean]

Well done Martin No one is too old to change their ways

[Martin B]

Thanks!

[AnnieP]

Fantastic news Gary. Its a great thing to do. Trying to work on OH so that we could take some ....

[Karen & co.]

My boys are desperate to adopt some too, they even cleaned out the old wendy house anouncing that their sisters were too old now (11 & 7!) to bother with it, and all they would need would be some perches and nest boxes!

 

Need to work on OH first though

 

Karen x

[garyhere]

Day 2 In the Big Chicken House!!! lol

Today the girls seemed more settled. Eating like there is no tomorrow ( i am currently putting the organic pellets i use for my omlet hens and whizzing them in the food procesor so that they become a powder) I may be imagining it but their combs, which were pale and limp are now, still limp, but have a little bit of colour in them now.

And of the 6 hens we rescude... 5 layed this morning!!! The shells are so thin and take no effort at all to break on the side of a bowl, where as my original girls have egg shells like lead!! lol we can't bring ourselves to eat these particular eggs yet so this evening Sophie and Dylan ( our 2 dogs) had scrambled egg for their tea! After a week or so i think i will be able to eat their eggs without imagining what is in them!!!

So, so far so good. I have put some pics in the Gallery, unfortunatly i didn't name it when i created it and now i can't rename it for some reason. Anyway, the main pic is of a dark brown/black hen.... you'll find the recue girls inside!

[Mel (& Paul)]

Brilliant news Garyhere!

They sound like they are settling in nicely - and i am sure they will soon become fit and strong with the good life they are living with you!

Kate will probably sort out your album problem, but keep us updated!!

[Guest]

Very well done on rescuing those hens!

Love the photos

[PurpleHen]

Oh no - that was me from the inlaws

[Martin B]

They seem to be so happy living with you. I hope lots of Battery Hens can be re-homed!