I've always wanted to save some ex-battery hens, but I've never known where to start. When it came to enquiring at chicken farms, the farmers were very hard to deal with and reluctant to offer up any information.
My partner contacted Animals Australia who put us in touch with Monique LeRoy. Monique is a beautiful soul who collects battery hens from a willing farmer and finds loving homes for them, which she calls the Battery Hen Adoption Project.
As my Christmas present this year, my Partner got me seven gorgeous ex-battery hens from Monique. We picked them up on Christmas eve from Monique’s home in Brisbane, QLD. Monique had rescued them that same day from the battery farm, and for the first time in their lives, the hens saw the sun. They didn’t know how to walk or lie down, as they’d never been able to do this before in their cramped cages, but they will soon adapt to their new lives. The lives they should have had from the beginning.
The chickens have very little feathers as they have nothing to do in the battery farms but peck at each other, and their beaks are chopped short by the farmer, but they already look so much healthier and happier.
They are still getting used to life in the real world, but they are learning very fast. They’ve been enjoying lying in the sun, dust baths, pecking for bugs and they’re much steadier on their feet now.
If you’ve ever thought you’d like to rescue some battery hens, give Monique a call:
Monique LeRoy
0419 709 729
www.homesforhens.net
I love my chickens, they fill my heart with joy every day and I'm glad I can give them a happy life.
