gavclojak Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks guys, apparently we hit BHWT's 400,000 hen's that came out of the commercial setting today, although not sure which one it was ) Keep up the excellent work BHWT x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoachedPlease Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Sounds fantastic. Well done you, wish I could help on the next one. Will look at the website. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 That would be good, they have rescue points all over the country, so bound to be one local, so good to see those girls going to their new homes, bless them some did make a fuss! Others were just resigned to their fate...If only they knew:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottyJ1 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 So glad it went well! The rescue days are a strain physically and mentally but so worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well done to you and OH. Saw on Facebook that they re homed 401,500+ so yes they did well. I bet they all woke up to a new life today in wonderment but will soon adopt normal chook traits as soon as instinct sets in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 ah what was sweet was during the rehoming, they were offloaded in to a stable with woodchips on the floor, there was a tiny, scrawny, little girl with no feathers and the palest face but she was going gung ho digging around in the woodchip...chaos all around her but she was intent on looking for whatever might be hiding in those wood chips...bless her.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby22 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 How wonderful. I bet you will be floating on this high for some time to come and you thoroughly deserve to I can imagine how emotional it must have been. The BHWT are just angels. One of my girls was beyond terrified, even after several months. She was almost black as she didn't dust bathe and the oil in her feathers was so old. She has been free for 15 months now but still screams if another chicken goes by her, at which point they promptly pin her down and try to poke her eyes out She therefore rules the roost in her own WIR and tells the other girls off from a safe distance of a 6 inch gap between the pens Even with the door open, she refuses to come out. Never thought you could damage a chicken emotionally, but this one has firmly said - no chickens in my vicinity - I've had enough, just leave me to get on with my day! Did you come across many girls who were injured or in need of special attention for a while? Hopefully my little one will keep going for a while, but it is something I wanted to look into for the future, especially as I have the set up and someone at home all day and I wasn't sure of the position at the BHWT with this sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 There were a few girls that were kept behind and sent home with the foster carers, one was bleeding from being pecked:( another was disorientated and kept lolling to one side:( I hope that was stress?? and one with a lumpy eye:{ all in all not too bad from such a huge amount of girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby22 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 That is really good amount from such a huge freedom run! Thanks for the info - I didn't realise they had foster carers - gives me something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lovely post about the wee pale almost bald girl........I would have wanted that one! I remember when I bought chooks one time and saw a couple had wonky toes, yup that's the ones I took! Am delighted they all got homes and bless the foster careers too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks everyone, and yes, I wanted the small, bald, wonky beaked featherless girls and one who had not one neck feather but big feathers on her head! As I picked her up for a quick cuddle she buried her head in My coat and stayed there! I couldn't believe it!! I wanted her so bad but all those girls had homes already booked and it was their fate to go to the new homes that day:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
