Just an amendment - it is no longer North London Hen Rescue - were renamed Hen Rehomers UK several months ago. Website is still www.henrehomers.net.

Our next rescue is late August / early September.

Hi all,

Yesterday I had 4 ex battery hens and am having a further 2 today from a lovely couple, Chad & Sarah. They have recently rescued a large no of ex bats from slaughter and are looking to re-home them to loving owners NOT consumers! They are just £4 each to cover the costs of upkeep etc, they are red warrens and the ones I had were not de-beaked. Their phone number (I have their permission to share it on here) is 07929936147. I have had 2 eggs off them already by the way, yum!

Hi, just an update - Hen Rehomers UK are holding another rehoming session on SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2009. We will have around 2,800 hens to rehome. If you are interested please complete an application form on our website www.henrehomers.net.

Please visit our website and check out the site anyway.

There is a minimum donation of £1.50 for each hen, but I must assure everyone we are a not-for-profit voluntary organisation, this donation not only secures the lives of these hens but pays for the transportation to the many collection points throughout the country.

We hope to get all hens rehomed into loving permanent homes.

Thank You!

I can certainly vouch for how good a pet some ex-batts are. They are very friendly and dont mind the odd cuddle, plus they will start to earn their own keep by giving you eggs. Ive had mine (3) a year now and they are still giving me about 2 eggs a day. Lovely!

Hello,

We have brought up three hens from chicks, and have enough room for plenty more
We are now looking for some egg laying chickens and were interested in adopting some, and dont really know much about them. But when i asked a friend, they said they are generally in bad condition, dont lay as much and can end up with a lot of medical conditions and mental illnesses, they also said that they are absolutely mad. However i still think its a nice idea and understand how the chicken will adapt. My main concern is how the chickens would get on with our other three hens, although they are rather calm hens, i have heard about bullying in the cages and chickens not getting on.
I am also wondering how they handle as pets, ours are great pets and we are always picking them up and letting them run around the garden, how would a battery hen feel about this? And my final question is what ages can you adopt them from, having the chicks with us and raising them put a good impact on their personality.