arrival of the rescued chickens

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In the end it was a race against time. After lots of phone calls to locate some battery hens we could rescue, Joan yesterday found a farm who were emptying their cages this morning. So we sprang into action. Roger and Alex levelled the plot and got the slabs down, Joan and the boys went off to fetch the hens in cat baskets (doubtless more room than they've ever known before), and Alex and I went to Llanfair for chicken food. Of course the poor things are a bit nervous, but they'll soon settle in. And they've been made really welcome by Sasha and Theo - who unfortunately will be off back to Belgium on Tuesday.

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Photos

Coop in place
Roger has done a good job, though I did see Joan wielding the mattock!

Lucky hens
the lucky 6 in the baskets

are you ready
for your new windy corner of Wales?

Theo checks
that all 6 are in there. No eggs so far!

Comments

[George]

A fine house ...
for those lucky hens!!! Will they be "free-range" or have a outside pen? Remember what OUR free range hens did to our under-floor insulation!!!

[anonymous]

Hi all catching up with all bloggs the chickens and their home look lovely - are they laying yet?????????????? xx Leigh

[Sue]

Lucky Hens!!
What a fabulous hen house.