Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[mollymo]

http://www.bhwt.org.uk/a-day-in-the-life.php

 

Why are people so cruel?

 

It's a greed society today. we could all have our own eglu's and stamp this cruely out.

 

No need for it at all.

[mollymo]

Made me decide though, going to rescue , and give them a spoiled home with loads of love and treats . They don't live that long to begin with poor loves.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Breaks your heart to think what they've been through, doesn't it?

 

Sad that most people don't seem to know (or care) that it goes on. Thank goodness for the BHWT!

[Troy]

So terribly sad. One of the saddest pics I ever saw was of a hen that was just staring up at the sky. She'd never seen it before....

Troy

[mollymo]

Awe sorry didn't mean to depress anyone. I was looking for rescue hens and came across that site. Hope people see it and realise that it doesn't have to be like that. It is so easy and ethicaly moral to keep hens.

Certainly opened my eyes.

 

I am definetly going down the rescue route now, although i got told that they are so traumatised they find it hard to adjust to the free range life and die. Worth trying though.

[Troy]

Absolutely! Let us know how you get on. Even a week of freedom and care is worth it mollymo.

 

Troy

[mollymo]

I certainly will Troy. I don't give up on things that easily. My dobbie terrorised the town , and people told me he needed putting to sleep before he was one year old.

 

I got an ex police dog handler in to train him, (no joy).

 

Took him to a local dog training class and he wanted to savage all the dogs in the church hall, so we spent the night in the naughty corner observing.

 

So i used to take him on 3 hour walks on the moors away from other animals , he was so anti social but it was bad breeding not the poor dog.

 

He lived until twelve and i never gave up on him nor smacked him although some days i wanted to .

 

Keeping chickens is going to be a breezeeeeeee.

[BeckyBoo]

You won't regret it if you go for ex-batts. Once they've built up a bit of strength and you let them out, to watch a living creature take it's first steps onto grass, stretch it's wings out, then learn to scratch, there's nothing else you can compare it to. It's humbling - ours are so trusting and they learn so fast which just goes to show that no matter how badly they are treated their instincts remain. And that just proves how cruel it all is. One of ours only lived a few months, but she died having felt kindness and the sun on her back and for that I'm glad. Everyone else on here who has ex-batts will tell you the same sort of story.

Go for it, there's hens somewhere sitting in cages just waiting to live with you and be set free.

 

Mrs B

[mollymo]

Thank You Mrs Bertie i won't regret it because if they even get a year of the good life its better than a year in battery cages. I will learn how to send pics on here . My eglu isn't coming until Sept 9th so i have time.

 

Beautilful dog Mrs Bertie.

[Egluntyne]

It is a real thrill to see ex-batts recover and explore their environment.

 

It is amazing to observe them instinctively knowing how to scratch, dust bathe etc.

 

Some of them don't live very long, but even a week of freedom is worth having.

 

Go for it. I see you are in Rochdale so you are very close to Adele, the rescue co-ordinator in Haslingden.

[chili pepper]

Ive had 8 exbatts over nearly 2 years and I've only lost one and that was a year and 2 days after being rescued, one of my ex batts still lays an egg every single day since being rescued in April 07.

 

Not all of them live short lives.

 

On one of the rescues a few weeks ago it was baking hot and we were running about like looneys trying to get them unpacked from the crates as quickly as possible as we were worried about them overheating. As soon as we were removing them from the crates the girls started sunbathing on the lawn!!!!

[Guest]

So terribly sad. One of the saddest pics I ever saw was of a hen that was just staring up at the sky. She'd never seen it before....

Troy

 

that's what ours did when they first arrived. It's so sad to think an animal, any animal, can be confined in such conditions and for it to be legal.

 

The BHWT not only work with farmers though, they lobby (with the help of the public) manufacturers who use battery eggs in their products. Their latest plea is to 'Mr Kipling' who use battery eggs in their cakes.

 

See this taken form the BHWT newsletter....it is very sad but if we just sit back and do nothing, nothing will change.

 

 

 

[Guest]

by the way, if you want to e-mail them, here's the address

 

customer.care@manorbakeries.co.uk

 

I have sent mine as follows....

 

 

 

Dear Mr Kipling

 

 

I used to very much enjoy your cakes; my particular favourite was the battenburg cakes. I was very saddened to learn however that you use eggs from battery hens in your cakes.

 

The co-op use free range eggs in their own brand cakes (and many of their other own brand products such as coleslaw and pasta) as do Marks and Spencer.

 

We adopted some ex battery hens in October 2007 via The Battery Hen Welfare Trust and they are amazing creatures who don’t deserve to be confined in tiny cages, in overcrowded sheds with no room to perform any of their natural behaviours. It’s so cruel.

 

Please would you consider using free range eggs in your products in the future as it is so sad to think a company of your stature is contributing to and perpetuating the misery of these poor chickens?

 

I would like to hear your views on this matter and would very much appreciate a response from yourselves.

 

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Regards

 

 

 

If you mail them, please ask them to respond, that way you'll know your concerns have been at least considered.

 

A personal mail could make all the difference, especially if we all do it.

 

 

If you'd rather phone, here are their contact details

 

 

 

Freephone

0800 0223393 (between 9.00am and 4.00pm Mon - Fri)

[Guest]

.... As soon as we were removing them from the crates the girls started sunbathing on the lawn!!!!

 

that's so sweet

[HENthusiastic]

Thanks so much POET, for putting the email address and your letter. You made it so easy for me to quickly follow suit. I've sent them an email along the same lines as yours and requesting an answer.

[Old Speckled Hen]

It is indeed an eye opener! When I first started work 30 years ago I had a lady who used to buy ex battery hens from Petticoat Lane market. They were being sold as "ferret food". I would check them out and she would care for them letting them free range in her garden. Many years down the line I have my own four hens, (Had my FIRST EGG TODAY!!!!). I'm negotiating for a little piece of land next to the garden so that I can add ex batts to the flock ... can't wait.

When I was a child chicken was a special treat on a Sunday now we all want cheap food and that's the price these poor hens pay.At least we can do something for some of them.

[chickenlass]

When I was a child chicken was a special treat on a Sunday now we all want cheap food and that's the price these poor hens pay.At least we can do something for some of them.

 

Yes I can remember chicken been a treat for Sundays. Shame the public demand such cheap products without a thought to where it really comes from....I'm sure there are a lot of children who don't relate to the chicken nuggets etc from Mc Donalds etc to actually been the flesh of a poor unfortunate animal.

[Guest]

Thanks so much POET, for putting the email address and your letter. You made it so easy for me to quickly follow suit. I've sent them an email along the same lines as yours and requesting an answer.

 

you're welcome. I hope a lot more people do!

 

The BHWT have a template letter but I don't know where to find it. I think a more personal e-mail works better but if anyone wants the template I'd suggest contacting the BHWT.

[Troy]

Did the same today Poet with my 7 year old.

 

Lets hope a A little goes a long way...

 

troy

[mollymo]

I never liked his cakes anyway.

[mayflower]

I've had my five rescue hens since March and have never regretted making the decision. From being scraggy, dehydrated, bewildered, insecure creatures suspicious of one another, they have become plump, fully feathered, happy and friendly hens. They love life and one another. Our hens give us alot of pleasure just by watching them, caring for them, and responding to our love. The eggs are a bonus. Anyone considering rescuing some hens, I would say, go for it. Yes, there are casualities along the way, but the majority of hens get over their experience in the cages. They need tender loving care and nursing, and empathy regarding their past life. If you feel confident taking care of young children or elderly people, then that is the sort of care and nurture you need to give in the first few weeks of having your rescue hens. You see them change before your eyes. It's lovely.

[Guest]

I never liked his cakes anyway.

 

me either but they don't need to know that actually, I did when I was little

 

makes no difference if you eat them or not or like them or not, you can still make a stand for the girls!

[Guest]

.... They need tender loving care and nursing, and empathy regarding their past life. If you feel confident taking care of young children or elderly people, then that is the sort of care and nurture you need to give in the first few weeks of having your rescue hens. You see them change before your eyes. It's lovely.

 

Yes to the bit about TLC and the empathy bit but I'm not sure you need to have experience of caring for kids or the elderly. I have neither but my girls are doing more than alright! You just need to know how to love

[dancing cloud]

I would highly recommend ex-batts, and do so to anyone that will listen

 

I've had my six for 10 weeks and watching them grow and develop has been a wonderfully rewarding experience. It was amazing how they trusted me to look after them right from the start and how quickly they adapted to the big wide world. It's also fun to see how quickly mischief sets in and they learn to be cheeky little chooks, more than capable of emotional blackmail and manipulation

 

I'm not particularly good with small children or the elderly (whilst being totally in awe of those that are) and entirely agree with Poet - ex-batts just need to be loved.

[Tiggy]

I've done the same