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[wiganchooks]

Hello

 

Gratuitous posting of photos, hope that's ok, but I thought you might be interested in seeing the change in 1 month to our 3 ex-batts as one in particular has improved a lot.

 

 

KC when she arrived:

 

 

KC one month on:

I should have taken a photo of the other end as her rear end is now a funky mixture of white fluff with purple ends as it was bare when she arrived and I was having to use the purple spray liberally as she was bullied a lot at first by Margaret. (This is the one I first came on here asking advice about.)

 

 

Margaret when she arrived:

And she's not changed much actually, just put on weight, so no new photo! She is still missing lots of her big thick outer feathers and they're not growing back yet. She does have lots of lovely warm white soft feathers though, and no totally bare patches. She's now good friends with KC.

 

 

Hughes today (in rare spell between rain):

Her only bald part was her chest and it's now sprouting. Hughes is the boss and is the bravest / first to work things out (she has just this week cottoned on to the joys of a dust bath in the litter tray, the others are still ignoring it).

 

 

Enjoying pumpkin in their wind and rain proofed run:

 

 

[Egluntyne]

Fantastic. Well done.

[Space Chick]

Wow the change in KC is remarkable. Well done

[coco]

KC looks really well. All credit to you.

 

I got two ex batts last week and they look like yours do now, they have a couple of bald spots including one behind thier combs but generallly they are in good condition.

[Griffin]

Brilliant work

 

My three ex-batts have been here almost six months now and the transformation has been amazing. I never tire of watching them having fun.

[Plum]

Wow they look lovely, it must be very rewarding for you

[Mattaz]

Nice one! Aparrentlty by 2012 all british battery farms wil be banned thank god! I watched some vids on utube and i nearly cried, its awful but youve helped bring those chickens back to life. well done

[Patricia W]

Isn't there an EU plan to reduce the minimum space they can be kept in to below the size of an A4 piece of paper?

 

I think the RSPCA was asking us all to sign a petition.

 

 

Tricia

[Kit]

Brilliant well done you! Your hens are lovely

[wiganchooks]

There's some info on the 2012 changes and why some countries are lobbying against it here:

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/what_we_do/egg_laying_hens/default.aspx

 

There's also an e-petition to Tescos re selling and using battery eggs:

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/what_we_do/egg_laying_hens/take_action/tesco/send_ecard/default.aspx

 

 

 

P.S. I'm told that Margaret has taken umbrage at me saying she hasn't changed much and asks me to point out that her comb is now less floppy and she doesn't limp any more.