Ex Battery hens; Then and Now

Took a couple photos of the Ex Batt girls earlier and realised how much they've changed since I got them from the BHWT.
They were from the last batch of hens rescued from the old-style battery cages in December '11.

First there is Tracy Beaker with her twisted beak. She took a few weeks to start eating properly but copes ok now and has feathered up really well!

Then there is Justine, the friendliest and cheekiest one of them all! She's the only one to escape their Free Range area to come to our bit of the garden and see what's going on. She's feathered up really well compared to what she was but still hasn't moulted her wing feathers so they're still bare quills.

With the rest of the flock...

BHWT Northants rehoming day

Been volunteering at BHWT Northants rehoming day today
Think we rehomed 537 battery hens which would all be going to slaughter because of the 2012 cage ban coming in next week.

I came back with 5 poorlies (2 for my Aunt) - 2 baldies, a badly twisted beak and 2 skinnies.

Hens ready to be rehomed:

My 3:

 Tracy Beaker with her twisted beak:

I was only having 2 but she's too cute so came home too!
Needs help eating and prefers to eat from a higher up coop cup.

2 baldies:

2 skinnies: