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I thought Lloyd was brilliant - a goose-stepping cockerel, Bless him!

 

And what a lovely person Jane from BHWT is - long may she continue!!

 

It was a lovely programme, I only caught the last 25 mins, so I'll have to catch up with the rest on iplayer.

 

Dawn x

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OK, am I being cynical? Did you think that those just rescued ex batts were really well feathered? The pictures I've seen elsewhere show very weak looking, scantly feathered girls. Not sure that most ex batts look as well as those in the programme but I have not rescued any myself, so I don't know. :?::?

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OK, am I being cynical? Did you think that those just rescued ex batts were really well feathered? The pictures I've seen elsewhere show very weak looking, scantly feathered girls. Not sure that most ex batts look as well as those in the programme but I have not rescued any myself, so I don't know. :?::?

The ones I got from the BHWT in January were in great condition, like the ones we saw tonight. My others from Little Hen Rescue in May 2009 were not so well feathered. I guess it just depends what farms they're from, some will be better than others.

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Really enjoyed it. My only niggle was that the battery hens were all failr well feathered so didn't really show what a poor state so many come out of the cages in. Also, from my own experience mine didn't start scratching around either for a couple of days.

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Interesting. I guess on here you hear about the problems they have. I'm considering getting some myself but I've heard so many negative things recently I'm reconsidering. Sorry, I've strayed off topic. :shameonu:

 

ex batts are the most rewarding, gentlest, lovely creatures ever. We'll never have any other sort of chicken ever again and when (hopefully) there are no more ex batts to rescue, we'll have ex barn or free range hens. We've had 11 so far and we adore them, warts and all!

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I really enjoyed the programme and found it very interesting. I haven't had my girls long but I was surprised how knowledgeable I felt watching it! Must be all the good advice on here! :dance:

 

Hmmm, trouble is I think chickens are so great I want some more.....now, where to put them....... :lol:

 

I would definitely like some ex batts! :)

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OK, am I being cynical? Did you think that those just rescued ex batts were really well feathered? The pictures I've seen elsewhere show very weak looking, scantly feathered girls. Not sure that most ex batts look as well as those in the programme but I have not rescued any myself, so I don't know. :?::?

 

Very interesting programme. I have to say our ex batts, who we got from the BHWT, were in a much worse state than those hens. I think it would have been good to have shown how some of them can really look so that people watching the programme would have been aware of how hens are kept, but perhaps that wasn't relevant to the programme.

 

We have no experience of anything but ex batts and have only had ours since the beginning of the month but they are definitely real characters :D

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Interesting programme but I also felt they went for the smell or movement of the mealworm. After all they had already established their excellent eyesight.

 

Did anyone else feel really uncomfortable about how they watched the fox go in for the chickens without intervening. :evil:

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Did anyone else feel really uncomfortable about how they watched the fox go in for the chickens without intervening

 

I sort of got the idea that it was an old clip from another programme/documentory that they used while talking about it, but it did occur to me that it was a cruel thing to film. It is different when watching a nature / wildlife programme with the lion hunting the gazelle. That is nature. Filming a fox going into a coop full of chickens - ooh, I don't know :evil:

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Interesting programme but I also felt they went for the smell or movement of the mealworm. After all they had already established their excellent eyesight.

 

Did anyone else feel really uncomfortable about how they watched the fox go in for the chickens without intervening. :evil:

 

Yep. Had to cover my eyes several times, i've had chooks lost from the fox. :roll:

And that Taxidermy of the fox.. Was really good, but it shows that chickens are NOT stupid. :lol:

They obviously went for smell of mealworms, have you ever smelt them? :vom:

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Jane really is lovely, so is her OH, and their place is just dreamy. I have photos somewhere.

 

The state of the ex-batts when they are rescued really varies from one farm to another. Some can come out pretty bald and in a yucky condition, while others are pretty good and a decent weight. Jane has a hospital wing in one of her stables (or she used to) and holds back any that are too poorly to go to new homes.

 

She's a passionate and driven woman :clap:

 

I missed the programme as I was busy, but I'll try to catch it on iplayer tomorrow while I iron.

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I though the state of the bum on the light Sussex broody shocking :shock:

 

OMG, yes!!

 

Yes, I thought so too!

 

I would have liked to have seen them make more of the fact that a battery cage is a completely unacceptable way of keeping hens. Yes they showed footage from inside the farm (which was not nice to see) but otherwise all I heard was how chickens can adapt to live in any conditions, even a battery cage :shock: and how quickly they adapt to life outside the cage. Mine didn't start scratching on day one either!

 

I thought Jane came across really well though, and it was lovely to see so many happy ex batts on the programme.

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