Mrs

[buffie]

Just wanted to give you some rehoming facts, this will be added to my stickies soon.

 

BHWT have a stringent rehoming practice and your rescue coordinator

will take you through a series of questions and advise you on the

needs of your ex batts. All of us at BHWT put the needs of our girls

first and rescue coordinators spend a great deal of time, as

volunteers, making quite sure the hens are rehomed as much loved pets,

safe and secure, for their retirement. We would never let hens go as meat birds or to be 'just' egg machines.

 

You'll be asked if you've had ex batts before and then taken through

their needs and collection requirements, well ventilated boxes, cat

boxes etc. Accommodation requirements, food and water, regaining their

fitness, hot and cold weather, introductions to hens and cockerels and

keeping them safe from predators, like Mr Fox!

 

Sorry but you can only book hens for yourself and not for family or

friends. They of course can book their own lovely girls!

 

 

Hope this gives you an insight if you're about to start the process,

 

BBx

[beach chick]

that's great, thank you. we are on the list for 2 at the end of August, which gives me plenty of time to get the latest arrivals well settled in.

[buffie]

Good news. Your patience will pay off, those girls of yours have waited a year for freedom and a happy retirement.

 

BBx

[buffie]

Popping this up again so you all see it

 

BBx

[sheik]

Thanks for starting this thread.

May I ask a question? What is the reason that a minimum of four hens have to be adopted?

We were keen to rehome some birds, but only had room for one or (at a push) two, so couldn't do it.

 

I know single additions to a flock have to be done carefully, but is there a special reason why ex-battery hens have to be in groups of four?

 

Thanks!

 

/\dam

[HENthusiastic]

I thought it was 3! I got three rescue girls a couple of months ago. I asked why and was told that it was simply because there is high demand for them, so it makes it much easier for the organisers if they rehome 3 at a time rather than in ones or twos. I suppose it would be tough for an ex-batt to be rehomed on her own though. Enough new stuff to get used to without being a singleton!

[buffie]

Some coordinators are limiting numbers for their waiting lists, we always rehome 3 or more in case a hen was lost and you'd leave a lone hen.

 

BBx

[sheik]

Some coordinators are limiting numbers for their waiting lists, we always rehome 3 or more in case a hen was lost and you'd leave a lone hen.

 

Thanks buffie.

Does the above still apply if you are introducing the hens to an existing flock though?

i.e. could we rehome 1-2 birds to join our flock? We simply don't have room for any more.

 

Thanks,

 

/\dam

[sheik]

In fact... I have just realised beachchick says she is waiting for two ex-bats in the above post?

Is it worth contacting my local coordinator?

 

/\dam