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 […]
Category Archives: Chickens
Big Steggley
She came to us from a shed just like this in 2012. She was a rescued broiler (meat) chicken who was bred to be slaughtered and eaten by humans. She was dropped off at our place when she was about 4 weeks old with her friend, Maggie (pictured with her below), who was also rescued […]
Little River
This is River. I call her “Little River” Rescued in late May, 2014 from a free range egg farm. River was starved and denied water for up to a week (maybe longer) Her many thousands of friends (and enemies) in that shed were sent to slaughter at 18 months old. River evaded capture and was […]
Super Chicken
One night in December 2012, one unwanted rooster was dumped at our house. The person placed him into the yard in a cardboard box, which he then escaped from. It took two days to catch him and get him in the chicken run. In the process of catching him, he jumped over a seven metre […]
Joan Of Arc. A Free Range Life.
Joan died one chilly, grey Saturday in June. Named after Joan of Arc, she was rescued from a free range egg farm on the foggy Friday night before. She was rescued from a free range farm who has the reputation of being one of the best free range farms in Australia. Joan spent her entire […]