R.I.P Ria and Neils hen

Sorry to hear the terrible news that your girl passed away. We both know that she had a wonderful life whilst living with you in the palace that Neil made.

I don't know how many girls you have now so you'll have to get in touch through Facebook or phone.

Once again, Both of us are saddened. Rest in Peace little hen xxxxxx


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More improvement

The hens seem to be going from strength to strength and even their egg supply is almost as usual.
My pet Cochins brought themselves out of the house today which is a good sign. I worry so much for them and the Pekins as with being pure breeds they are more delicate whereas if you saw what battery hens go through in their lives before you retire them, you would be shocked that they could ever become "normal chickens"
No sign of the £150 compensation from our neighbour yet but I'm not sure how long to leave it before I say something.....or get my other half to, we really need to get the Eglu "Go" funds' ball rolling.
Any ideas how long I should leave it before mentioning money to the neighbour will be gratefully received.



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The hens are getting over their shock

The girls are getting over their shock and have enjoyed some tinned sweetcorn and garden peas as a treat......the ducks protested vocally as they only got a little as I was going in with the hens and they mobbed me when I came out and they were really grumbling and miffed that it had all gone!
I adore the character and personality of the hens and ducks, so so funny and they definitely control us to get what they want. I am strict with my children but daft as a brush with my feathered friends.

I will keep updating but I think they are over the worst of it. They had poultry spice on their food this morning again. They've had a quiet day. My other half had to get my 2 pet Cochins out of their house as they wouldn't come out and were in there yesterday too, so they are the only ones I'm still a bit worried about but pure bred "posh" chickens seem more sensitive to change and upset, the battery hens seem extremely resilient.


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FINGERS CROSSED

Fingers crossed.....that once we receive the £150 compensation from our neighbour for our loss and damage (and yes I know I should have asked for more as everyone keeps telling me) but we will do some fundraising to buy one of the new Eglu Go's which come with a fox proof run and you can even buy extra pegs to hold it down securely as they screw into the ground unlike tent pegs.

The Eglu Go will hold upto 4 recovering birds in complete safety even though they are expensive at £330, they last forever AND hold their price very well as I have seen Eglu's on Ebay reach almost the price of brand new ones. These new ones look easy to clean too.

I can just see the garden in the future with Eglu Go's in a multitude of colours!

So if and when the neighbour pays up, I will start a totaliser on here and a countdown of how much more we need.
We must keep these babies safe who have had such a bad start in life. I feel terrible for saving them from slaughter only for them to suffer fear and death from the killer dog.




We did look at the Eglu Cubes for upto 10 hens but I have a covered area with a hen house which is safe for a few more than that, plus the ladder upto the Eglu Cubes doesn't touch the ground so ex battery hens with weakened legs would not be able to get up there. The idea is good but it needs a few tweaks and also needs the extra 1metre of run included in the price....not at £100 extra for some weld mesh! I would love to get in with their design team and design a Cube for ex batts! The cubes are vastly expensive, I think with the extra 1 metre run which in my opinion is necessary, they are around the £700 mark which I would never pay if it wasn't exactly perfect!

The Eglu Go is as good as perfect......except they don't do it in purple yet but the red looks quite funky. The green is vile ;-)

We have decided to aim for raising £350 so that we can also purchase some of the Omelet screw in pegs for the run to keep it extra safe from predators. Please click the link in the last sentence to see what they are.

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Rest in Peace my darlings

Rest in Peace Newton, Fenella, Amber, Blanche, Amy, Joan and others who were unidentifiable after being savagely destroyed (whilst in a pen) in broad daylight today by a neighbours lurcher who had leapt a 6 foot fence into our garden and then a 2 metre high one to hurriedly escape with a mouthful of feathers once discovered.

We are devastated and in my moment of horror I called 999 as we still had their dog but it escaped back to its own garden. The police switchboard operative was very nice and called me straight back. I was so pleased as worried they may see me as a time waster but I was hysterical.

The Police were informed and immediately sent round a PCSO and have promised to send a proper PC to deal with it asap.

I am hoping to press charges for damages as the Pekin Bantams were show stock of our 8 year old daughters and the ex battery hens were ones we had rescued but had stayed here due to various health problems or simply that we fell in love with them. We want the neighbour to pay for damages and reinforcements to their side of their fence so their dog cannot escape as if we were to add razor wire, we would be in trouble.

It is going to be a busy weekend reinforcing & roofing everything.

If anyone can help with Heras building site panels, please help us as we are a battery hen rescue organisation with the main hens at our home http://www.lincslittlehens.co.uk

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August Hen Rescue 2009

Rescue Date- August 2009 Sutton Bridge PE12 9YN (FOR SAT NAVS) or http://www.tinyurl.com/hencollection

WE DO NOT YET HAVE A CONFIRMED DATE FOR THE RESCUE AS WE RELY ON THE FARMERS TO ALLOW US TO COLLECT THE HENS AT THEIR CONVENIENCE.

If once we have booked you in, we find the date isn't convenient for you, we will book you in first on our next rescue after August.

We are limited in the hens we can bring back due to the amount of crates we own. We therefore work on a first come, first served basis when booking people in. Any donations of poultry crates or cash to purchase poultry crates are gratefully received. If you purchase one for us, we will add your details permanently to the crate as a thankyou.

We are Lyn & Mark and we are the Lincolnshire coordinators for Little Hen Rescue.

Our telephone number is 0845 017 9422. If you need us urgently, please leave a message if it goes to answerphone as we may be with our animals. We will call you back if you leave a message but not if you just hang up.

On the day of the rescue, we won't be on the above number but our mobile Vodafone number is 07500 693 207. Please call us if there is a problem.
This is our local site dedicated to Jo's cause which has products and services for our area in

Lincolnshire rather than Norwich, Norfolk

http://www.lincslittlehens.co.uk
http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk

Below is the standard email which we'd be grateful if you can read and reply to. You may have already given the info to Jo at LHR but as we will be dealing with the paperwork for any hens rehomed from Sutton Bridge, We'd be grateful if you can supply us with the information so we can organise things at our end in advance to save time on hen collection day.

Please make sure you have read >>Info on ex battery hens <<>>What you'll need.. <<

Adoption forms will need to be read and signed on the day. We ask a minimum donation of £1.50 a hen. Any extra is always welcomed but obviously not expected.

We will also stock Layers meal £7,

Verm x liquid herbal wormers £16,
Purple antiseptic spray £4,

Small feeders and drinkers £8.50 each (subject to availability)
Straw 80p per bag
Grit 50p per small bag

LINCS LITTLE HENS SMALL ESSENTIALS STARTER PACK (for upto 5 hens) includes;
Small feeder
Small drinker
20kg layers meal
Large bale of treated horse bedding recommended by us
Purple Spray
Grit
1 litre Apple Cider Vinegar recommended by us
Rehoming pack

Price £42

LINCS LITTLE HENS LARGE ESSENTIAL STARTER PACK (for 5- 10 hens) includes;
Large feeder with lid
Large Drinker
20kg Layers meal
Large bale of treated horse bedding recommended by us
Purple Spray
Grit
1 litre Apple Cider Vinegar recommended by us
Rehoming pack

Price £52

These MUST be ordered upon booking your hens!

If you wish to purchase any of these, please tell us in advance as we only bring back the amounts that we need and we pack up the starter packs in advance.

Please reply to this message as soon as possible stating

- Your name,
- address
- contact numbers (mobile & landline if possible)

- Amount of hens you require
- Any extras you would like to purchase. We make hardly any profit but obviously every penny helps the rescue.

We can then start the booking in process once we have this information.

Please start the subject line of your reply with"Booking in"

TRANSPORTING HENS

You will need carriers of some description, they need to be enclosed but airy. The most important thing is the hens are kept cool and safe.

Some examples of transportation;

- Chicken crates

- Pheasant crates

- Cat carriers

- Dog crates

- Indoor rabbit cages

- Cardboard pet carriers available from pet shops

- Cardboard boxes with plenty of air holes, taped at the bottom for security.

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Our Sutton Bridge collection point is> http://tinyurl.com/hencollection

It is important that you meet us at the time we give you as we are making a special trip with your hens and do not have the facilities to overnight any uncollected hens, without a lot of disruption to our own pet hens. Anyone not collecting their hens will miss out and have to rebook as we will keep a reserve list of local people wishing to rehome and they will get the hens that were originally allocated to you-NO EXCUSES!

The procedure is;

On the rescue date, your hens will be collected from the farm by LHR volunteers and taken back to base for a general health check and will have access to food and water all day.

Your hens will then be transported to Sutton Bridge for collection at the end of the day.

It will usually be early evening time when your hens arrive in

Sutton Bridge as we have a days rehoming to do first. This is often for the best as the hens are calmer later in the day. (We book people in from 6.00 pm onwards)

We will clip the claws of any hens needing them doing and give you some advice sheets and contact telephone numbers should you need any help, or have any concerns in the future. Usually hens will wear there own claws down as they start walking on proper ground but we will clip any that will prevent a hen walking properly.

Once you collect your hens, with it being early evening, please take them home and put them straight in their hen house and shut them in until next morning.

In the morning you can let them out into their pen and ensure they drink and eat. You may need to dabble your fingers in the water so they know what their new water supply is in and you may have to tap the food as though making a pecking sound as this reminds them of what they would hear in a battery farm when the food appeared. This is the advice we would give you by telephone if your hens weren't eating.

Your hens will have had a very long shocking day and must be given a little peace to explore their new surroundings.

They have never seen the great outdoors or experienced freedom to even flap their wings. They've never been able to look up and see the sky or scratched in the soil. Some have been squashed so badly they have never moved and they aren't rehomed immediately but given rest and then physiotherapy with cod liver oil in their food and Arnica on any bruising. Some hens have to stay as permanent residents in Norfolk or Lincolnshire.

Hopefully you will grow to love your hens like we love ours and they will reward you with a few eggs which we always think are a gesture of goodwill for saving them from the abattoir.

IF FOR ANY REASON in the future, you are no longer able to keep your hens, please email lincslittlehens@aol.com or littlehenrescue @aol.com and we will collect your hens from you, no questions asked and passing no judgement upon you. All we want is for the hens to have happy homes. You must not pass your hens on to anyone else without the prior permission of Little Hen Rescue as you will sign on the rehoming form to state that you will remain the keeper of them. We reserve the right to carry out a post home check should we feel a need to.

Lyn & Mark

Lincolnshire Coordinators for Little Hen Rescue

http://www.lincslittlehens.co.uk
http://www.littlehenrescue.co.uk
http://www.buy.at/littlehenrescue
http://lincslittlehens.blogspot.com

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One you have read the above message thoroughly and if you'd like to go ahead with saving some hens, please email us on lincslittlehens@aol.com with "Booking In" as the subject.
Acquire your hen house in anticipation- there are some on our website
As we don't have the exact date yet, we will book you in at a certain time and then confirm the date with you as soon as we know.
As you will have read, our booking in slots start from 6pm and we book people in at 10 minute intervals....depending how many hens they are having. Obviously someone collecting 30 hens will need a little longer time than someone collecting 3.
If you are travelling from afar, make sure you get your reply in asap and request one of the earlier slots.

If you find you have emailed us but Flordon in Norfolk would actually be closer to you, just email and let me know and I will forward your message through to LHR HQ on your behalf.

You will receive an email of acceptance and a time and a message stating the date is to be confirmed.

This is the only way we can do this at present to be semi prepared. At least we will have a rough idea how many hens are coming to Lincs when the date is confirmed and whether we need a van or trailer and more crates!

We only allow hens to go to pet homes where they will live out their natural life and won't be culled should they stop laying. We will happily take back any hens should they stop laying and you no longer want them.

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No upcoming rescues planned....yet

Just in case anyone is desperate for some hens, we have no upcoming rescues planned and as soon as I know a date I will be contacting everyone whose details I hold already. If you want to get on the list for future rescues, email lincslittlehens@aol.com

I meant to say, look at the videos at the bottom of this page. One is of the hens in a battery farn filmed by Animal Aid and the others are of Jo @ Little Hen rescue and one is of our mascot, Tiny.



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