bluekarin Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Just seen this on the news and thought it might be of interest to some of you. I've probably put it ion the wrong section. Sorry! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8248319.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggregiousness Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 72 weeks? My goodness that's barely more than a year old! I had my suspicions that they killed free-range or organic birds young so as to avoid worm problems etc but I had no idea they did it that young. Sorry I can't offer a home - I'm full - with 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I wish I could take more on, but anymore would be pushing it in my set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Im full but what about the battery hen welfare trust or little hen rehomers can they help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 The BHWT only works on rehoming battery hens, these seem to be free range. I must admit to being a tad surprised at this - "she had been told the supermarkets could not accept eggs from birds more than 72 weeks old." Surely she knew this when she went into poultry farming (it is common knowledge) and should have prepared herself accordingly and found homes for them if she didn't want them to go to slaughter. If battery farmers don't want their birds to go to the abbatoir, then they contact the BHWT or similar to re home them. 72 weeks is the standard age for slaughter for most commercial egg producing hens, whether free range or battery - the intensive laying they go through puts such a strain on their egg tackle that the poor wee mites are worn out by that age and no longer financially viable to keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm surprised at this too, you woudl have thought that the lady would have understood this ahead of time so it can't come as a surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 It says that she has been in the free range chicken business for 4 years so I would imagine that she had to get rid of the hens in the past so definitely not new news to her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beulah59 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 If all the supermarket is interested in is the eggs, surely it doesn't matter to them how old the hens are?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I must admit to being a tad surprised at this - "she had been told the supermarkets could not accept eggs from birds more than 72 weeks old." Surely she knew this when she went into poultry farming (it is common knowledge) and should have prepared herself accordingly and found homes for them if she didn't want them to go to slaughter. That's what I thought too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Sounds like a bit of positive PR in all honesty! Doesn't do her business any harm to look more ethical and then if she can rehome the birds, that's an even better result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
