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…
I first met Moss when he was about a week old when a couple of friends dropped in and had a car full of rescued lambs and sheep. Once I gave Moss a cuddle, my mind started ticking over – Can we have another sheep? Can we afford it? Do I have enough pasture? As…
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….
Screamer was rescued in July, 2016. She was found listless in a paddock with her eyes completely shut with no mother in sight. Her eyes were infected and she had ulcers on both eyes and severe conjunctivitis. Her carer treated her eyes and for the first 3 weeks after rescue Screamer had very low visibility…
“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…