Following on from Willow's work as a sponsor hen for the British Hen Welfare Trust we've been asked to nominate another one of our ladies for their 2018 'Sponsor a Hen' scheme, designed for people that cannot re-home hens themselves but still want to adopt a hen, raising income for…
A milestone recently as The Hazels reached 6 months with us - their official day was the 9th January but they decided to postpone it a little due to Marigold's prolapse and implant the last 2 days. These are the group of 7 hens we re-homed in July 2017, and…
Every hen is unique. They have their own personalities and traits and we're reminded of this every day. Whether it's Willow standing stationary watching on whilst every other hen goes mad for strawberries, Rose preferring her own company to that of other hens, or Lily, who has now discovered the…
I've found a new use for my lap - a nesting area for Lily! The last 2 days, she's jumped up onto my knee, snuggled down, and laid an egg on my lap! As yesterday was the first morning Lily had woken up outside we thought she was a bit…
We've had Lily exactly 1 month now, and her transformation from a hen with tissue damage to her wing and leg that couldn't move, to the hen that can now walk perfectly well and is head of the group, is amazing! Lily arrived on the 9th July 2017, part of…
The Hazels have been with us for 3 weeks now and overall we're really pleased with how the injured hens are progressing. We've set up a large run for them in the barn with a perch, cardboard boxes for amusement, sleeping and laying, and there are plenty of food and…
Today was spent properly assessing and settling in the Hazels in their new accommodation, and of course giving them all a name! Honeysuckle (orange leg ring) appears fine and we've put her in a temporary run with Marigold (yellow leg ring) and Rose (red leg ring), who also appear to…
There were a few hens at the BHWT re-homing today that were a little poorly and needed a bit of TLC - so they came home with us! When unloading the hens from the crates into the marquee we noticed one had a broken wing, and we volunteered to take…
