Ex Battery Hen - 7 weeks on
Apologies for posting this photo again of 'scabby hen' as she's known by the children. When we first got hens we sweetly named them individually but after a fairly short while to be quite honest it was difficult to distinguish one from the other so the practice was soon dropped. Anyway here is scabby hen 7 weeks ago, very pale, fairly bald and with a very red sore chest and undercarriage. 
...and here she is now....with lots of new feathers and a good appetite for the worms, grubs and greenery in the recently cleared potato bed. 
Nice happy hen story but its still sad to think that 85% of all eggs used in cafes, restaurants and pubs etc still come from battery hens. Glad they and we are enjoying some sunshine for a few days. We got 8 eggs today, hurray!
3 comments:
Wow - eight eggs?
Lovely story with a happy ending, but it does make me sad for all those other little scabby hens who don't manage to make it out. She does look quite a character.
AHHH! We have hens too, and are trying to get ex battery...love your pics!
take a look at the www.bhwt.org web site if you haven't already
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