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NEXT REHOMING is19th May 2012 ......... reservation list will open shortly. We are a small charity who rehome ex-battery hens.
We purchase our hens from farmers just before the slaughter date.
Commercially, hens are slaughtered after about a year of laying, when their production drops below the 6 eggs a week that is required to make them commercially profitable. Their carcases are worth very little and are usually sold for dogfood, babyfood or cheap processed pies etc.
We rehome to a diverse range of individuals/groups wanting hens as pets or companion animals. Hens have begun their new lives in town, city and country gardens, allotments, schools and residential care homes. We do not rehome to people wishing to trade in hens ie selling them on. We welcome contact with rescue centres who would be able to offer help in rehoming hens
We ask for a donation of £2.50 per hen from people rehoming our hens - more if you can afford it, because £2.50 does not cover all our costs.
