Janey4 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Well we lost another on Friday night, but the good news is all the others are starting to look a little bit more perky. None of them will stand/walk apart from 2 who balance on one leg for a bit, but they are making progress and my sister, who is a vet nurse, is going to take them to work to get them all checked over again, but we think they may just be very sore and bruised and just not used to using their legs. A couple have tried making dust baths and having a sunbathe and all are trying to preen themselves, which just breaks my heart –after all these little creatures have been through, they are still trying to take care of themselves. 3 out of 4 of them had a couple of worms yesterday and today and they are all starting to make ‘chickeny’ noises which is just lovely to hear. The bad news is we are getting nothing done as just sitting watching them…!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If you're anywhere near fishing tackle shop, they might like some maggots. Full of protein and liquid - and they wriggle . My ex-batts used to love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I am most sad to see how the animals are being treated after the crash than the crash itself. I have no words, deeply upset. Janey - you're such a star! Sorry to hear of the ones that sadly didn't make it but I do hope you and your sister can watch the hens grow strong over time x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janey4 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Might try some maggots actually…..they just need to learn how to be chickens again and I think its starting to come. We have had ex batts before and when we collected those we cried at the state they were in, but they looked like show chickens compared to these…….I honestly can’t believe the state these animals have been allowed to get into, although I know we have know we have got some of the really poorly ones, its just unreal. My Mums cottage garden is just looking beautiful at the moment and I really hope these lovely little girls are going to be able to enjoy it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I've only just read all this and cerainly can't bring myself to look at the chicken snuff video. I'm not exactly shocked because I know how little feeling many people show to birds and animals destined for slaughter (cows forced into the abatoir on broken legs and pigs used for psycho games as well as many not getting water or air) and I can't help but think of the scene with the hose pipe in Schindler's List, but I am heartened to see that through all these things there are those who care and show real humanity. Well done Janey4 and bless your little charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 How are your Mum's girlies going on Janey4? Have they trashed the garden yet? There was a short piece on the BBC local news last night, saying that more hens are still being found . The lovely people from Dogs4Rescue are doing regular patrols and it showed them finding eggs from survivors still on the loose. They don't know what the free-rangers are living on, but they're definitely living, bless them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 The lovely dog rescue people have been inspired to set up their own hen rescue and are having their first adoption day next Saturday . Details here for anyone interested in adopting:- https://www.facebook.com/Hens4Rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottage Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 OMG that actually brings tears to my eyes Those poor little hens. I've just adopted 4 ex batts and they have such lovely little personalities. It breaks my heart to think of the lovely chooks that would have been on that lorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Lovely pic of your Ladies, Pottage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Has anything happened to the men yet that were cruelly treating the chicken casualties ? And Pottage, I love your pic of your girls, is one of them reading the omlet page on the laptop ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottage Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Ha ha no, that was Facebook. She's probably wondering when she's getting her own account! I'm amazed what resilient little things they are. That picture was taken only a few hours after we bought them home from the farm. They’d just realised what happens now they have room to flap their wings Aside from the chooks that were rescued, I also like the bit in this story that says that some of the crash victims are living wild. I bet they think all their Christmas’s have come at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottage Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 This popped up on my Facebook feed recently. Look who they found on the motorway, weeks after the crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Yay! Go zena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wait till anyone who'll put her on a lorry goes away and pop out in front of someone who'll take her home and care for her Perhaps we should re-think the concept of "bird-brain"? I love a happy ending! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 What a lovely story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 How lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 A lovely story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
