One Wednesday in August at dusk, me and a friend were driving home from catching up when we found ourselves behind a truck full of ex-battery hens headed for slaughter. This is not something I had ever seen, nor had she, so the only thing to do was follow this truck and follow we did….
Bronte used to live at a commercial caged egg farm in northern Victoria. The farmer got rid of all his hens, most likely due to closing down his business or due to early depopulation (these girls were a lot younger than the usual 18 month olds that get sent to slaughter), and sent all of…
Firefly is an Old English Game bantam. She is tiny. The smallest little hen I have and probably one of the smallest hens I’ve ever seen. Firefly was rescued from the Dandenong Poultry Auction in June, 2016. The Dandenong Poultry Auction is a place where chickens are sold for meat and purposes for gaining profit….
This is Little Dotty. She was rescued from the Dandenong Poultry Auction a few months ago. She is delightful. She is so fast and gorgeous. She is best friends with Quinn the turkey and Feather-Foot who were also rescued from that disgusting auction. Please don’t use my images without permission. All images are Copyright Tamara…
“Oh come all without, come all within You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn Come all without, come all within You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.” Bob Dylan’s character, “The Mighty Quinn” was an Eskimo who changed despair into joy and chaos into rest, and attracted attention from all the animals. Lefty’s…