After 18 months of living with 60,000 other hens at a free range egg farm, Pirate found herself watching all her shed mates being chased, caught and thrown into a truck to be taken to slaughter. Pirate hid and survived with a handful of other hens who dodged the rough hands of the workers. She […]
Category Archives: Ex-Battery Hens
Pepper
One crisp night in May, 2014, we wandered into a free range farm. Half the sheds on the property were caged hens and the other half was what is termed “free range” These sheds were huge, with access to the outside being about the size of a small courtyard. We came across an open shed. […]
Sweetness (aka Rascal)
Sweetness was rescued on 6th of July, 2013. Whilst documenting a battery egg farm, my friend and I saw a lone hen standing in the middle of a cage surrounded by cages apon cages filled with thousands of trapped hens standing on wire. We both stopped at her cage, looked at each other and decided […]
Melly and Katie Scarlett
In Gone With The Wind, Melly was never the strong one physically, but she was strong in heart and compassion. Scarlett was brash and forthright and fought for what she wanted and needed in an upfront manner. These two little ladies have just been named “Melly” (on the left) and “Katie Scarlett” after these two […]
Our Sweets
In the dark of the factory farm shed, the rescuers could smell only death. The shed was empty. All the chickens in this particular shed had been depopulated. What this means is the hens were at the end of their “productive egg laying life”. This happens at only 18 months of age. An entire […]