Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Cate in NZ]

Congratulations on the new hens Shirl, I hope they're settling in well....... and that they'll be very "nappy" in their new home .

 

I was there yesterday, must have seen you, but of course have no idea who you were . Did we manage to foist any extra hens on you? We had homes for 300, so agreed to take that number from the farmer, then the bird flu restrictions hit (hence us having to spray everyone's car wheels and asking all collectors to paddle in washing up bowls of disinfectant ) and no-one from Suffolk was allowed to collect hens. So we had 58 hens without homes, and all the fabulous adopters came up trumps and all 58 were rehomed

Hubby was greatly relieved, I had my eye on one gorgeous girl with a really punky comb/ hairdo..........she ever so nearly ended up coming home with me

[Janty]

Bird flu prevented us from collecting two hens yesterday. We are hoping to have two from the next rescue....bird flu permitting.

[gooner.girl]

Awww Kate,

 

Still think you should have taken a few home... There were some very funky combs on display yesterday!

 

Janty - bird flu permitting - next rescue should be shortly after christmas so not to long to wait!

[Rowndan]

congratulations..

 

i love my ex bats.

 

cant wait to see pictures of them

[Shirl]

I took 1 extra. Fortunately the OH didn't mind too much.

[gooner.girl]

Hope you don't mind me hi-jacking your thread briefly Shirl, but i took some photos at the rescue Shirl got her chickens at and thought you all ought to see this one....

 

Aw bless....

 

[Olly]

Awww ....

 

Wasn't she in 'Cranford' last night with that bonnet on!

[Shirl]

Bumble

Bumble left Bimble right

Bamboozle

Another of the gorgeous Bamboozle on her bid for total freedom.

[gooner.girl]

Awww Shirl,

 

is lovely to see them in their new home. Hope they bring you tons of happiness and eggs in the years to come!

[Rowndan]

awww bless them, they are so so lovely. its so wnderful to see them having a second chance

 

my 2 girls had mega huge floppy combs but they have nice little neat ones now

 

i cannot get my head round to the fact battery hens are still being used.. madness

[chickenlass]

Good luck .hope all the chickensrescued settle happily in their new homes.

[Shirl]

Helen forgot to say I loved the pic you posted.

 

You might remember me. I was the one in tears when I saw my little Bimble

[gooner.girl]

i remember you... And i don't blame you either - sometimes it just hits you again what a hard life they have had doesn't it? Am so glad they have settled into their new home. They all seem to be such fantastic characters!

[Shirl]

Oh dear you remember me You obviously don't get many as daft as me. And some people think I'm hard hearted

[gooner.girl]

Oh dear you remember me You obviously don't get many as daft as me. And some people think I'm hard hearted

 

Only cos i think i must have been helping you get your chooks (there may have been more then one person cry over them on saturday but i only saw one!) This is me on Saturday? Recognise me?

 

[Shirl]

Yes. It was me you saw . And who is the beautiful girl in your arms?

[Cate in NZ]

Helen that was you with that little sick hen, that was probably more starved than ill, wasn't it. That chicken was cuddled most of the afternoon, Tina had her keeping warm inside her coat for a good while .

That little girl will have a great life now, Jean was going to keep her and nurse her back to health

Shirl, thanks for posting those pics of your beautiful girls, don't forget to keep us updated with their progress because they will recover and flourish with good food, space and loads of TLC. So rewarding, you're doing a brilliant thing giving them a happy home .

I think I remember you too, but I don't know if I've got a pic of me anywhere, I'll have a look, but I didn't take any on Saturday .

[gooner.girl]

Aww. No need to be Meant we could tell you would give them a great home!

 

The gorgeous girl in my arms was one of two Jean (the Essex bhwt co-ordinator) kept back cos they were poorly. The one in my arms was as light as a feather and needed to be fed up - she actually dozed off for a bit in my brothers arms later! Awwww!

[gooner.girl]

Ahhh - Crossed posts Kate. I think you were there when Shirl came to pick her hens - the only photo i have of you is of your back Kate - (shes on the far left Shirl!)

 

 

And heres the other poor little one Jean kept back - you can see why...

 

 

(Kate - there are a few more rescue pics on my facebook!)

[Shirl]

Oh dear and I thought my little Bimble was bald As you say hopefully they'll all have long happy lives ahead of them.

[Guest]

great to see all the pics, even if I'm welling up!

 

well done to all involved

[sparkleeeeee]

I'm sure there's someone on here with a hen called Iggle Piggle?

i have one called iggle and one called piggle

my little boy named them and he remembers all their names