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We are expecting to adopt three ex-battery hens from BHWT next Sunday. We've just recieved the confirmation information via email which states that you can't collect the hens in seperate boxes. I'm confused ... when I spoke to the lady on the central phone line she just said about cardboard boxes or cat carriers, which the infomation also states. If you are only allowed a minimum of three hens and they have to all be in together, how do they fit into a cat carrier?!?!?

 

Because of the initial information we'd enlisted the help of my in-laws to come along so we had a driver and one person to hold each of the three boxes on the journey home. Am I now going to need one large box to put them all in instead?

 

I'm a bit annoyed as I do feel that with only one week to go this is too late to be getting this information. OK, I do like to be organised ahead of time .... OK, so I'm pedantic about being organised ahead of time, but now I have to tell my in-laws they are not needed (we only have a small car, so a big box will need the back seats down). They were really pleased to be coming along as they've had lots of stress lately ... so now I have to let them down and say they can't come.

 

Anyway - to my question ... what have you carried your ex-battery girls home in / what would you recommend?

 

Thank you.

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Thanks for the replies so far. I've added this general enquiry into my confirmation email, so I'll hopefully find out what I need to do soon.

 

Errrm ... I did say I have a small car ... what's air con?!?!!? Only the basics for me I'm afraid. We only have a radio / cassette player as our music system! I think we've spent more money on chicken houses / feed / items than on our car!

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I've had a really quick reply from the volunteer at BHWT. The girls will need to be in one large box. Back one step in the planning then! At least I know for definate now.

 

We set up the Eglu today, so its all becoming very real. This time next week we'll have 7 hens in total. I think this hobby is becoming a bit of an obsession!

 

Thank you for your replies.

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I collected my girls on Saturday and took 2 normal/large cat carriers a small cat carrier and a cardboard box. The BHWT lady suggested I put 3 in each of the larger cat carriers.

 

She then pointed out to me that that was how much space they had been living in. Bought it home really. :(

 

Glad you are getting some girls. I love mine to bits already. They have learned so much in a small space of time.

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