#exbattery

[fairyhillcrafts]

Don’t forget you can buy your very own chicken house! Link is in my bio to my Etsy shop!! All profits go to looking after my ex battery hens - chickaletta- Baldric - Pepsi & Shirley. The girls had lived their lives in a cage - kept really warm so they d lay every day - problem with being kept that warm their feathers drop out.. when we picked up the videos Baldric looked terrible - that’s why she got called Baldric - she barely had any feathers and since July when we picked the girls up - she is now the most beautiful of the 4 girls - all her feathers are back and she’s ssssoooooooo fluffy. In the spring we will be saving at least 6 more girls to give a good life too .. So all sales gratefully received to look after the girls . #chickens #exbatteryhens #exbattery #newlife #roamfree #organicfood #besteggsever

[homeofhousechickens]

Hi! How do you ensure the wellbeing of your chickens? Is there a difference in taste between eggs from hens like yours and factory farmed ones? Sorry if I'm misinformed. Just followed the other day and assumed you had hens

Their eggs taste a little bit more richer then store bought eggs due to their diet but nowhere near the flavor of a free range bird.

My most of my girls are leghorns or mixes so they are same breed as the chickens who lay white store bought eggs.

I have both hens and cockerels though sadly my head rooster is being put to sleep soon due to his battle with cancer.

In some battery cage (factory farms) set ups the birds are locked in very small cages crammed with other birds. They are not able to scratch,dig,dustbathe,socialize, move and even preen like a normal chicken, this is why so many exbattery hens are victims of feather picking from their bored flockmates.

Some "Cage free" batteries are moving in the right direction with having an open floor plan with easy to clean bedding and sometimes adding roosters (roosters drastically increase welfare) this allows chickens to perform their natural behaviors especially dust bathing with the bedding. Not all cage free batteries are like this and will still cram thousands of birds into a very small space. If a bird gets ill or sick at a battery it is immediately culled.

Battery chickens are rarely treated as individuals and are rarely shown affection or attention.

House chickens are alot different from this.

My chickens are allowed free roam of my house during certain times and their run is a converted catio that i turned into a coop and run. This setup is pretty similar to alot of people who have outdoor backyard chickens, except for its just indoors.

My chickens are both pets and livestock this means if one is sick or not feeling well it gets vet care from a poultry vet.

I ensure their welfare by providing multiple different enrichment activities to prevent boredom and im very picky and choosey about their diet. My birds eat alot of food waste, unprocessed seeds and grains, oyster shell and grit, and a high protein food. This is very different from the high calicum highly processed food alot of chickens are fed.

This is very helpful to me as a house chicken owner as a chicken fed the diet my birds are on will have solid low odor stool which is easy to clean.

Beyond diet and enrichment my birds get health checks every day and plenty of snuggles and kisses.

If you want very flavorful rich eggs with orange yolks you can feed foods like carrots and marigold to increase that color, rich flavor happens when a chicken gets to eat more tasty greens and lots of bugs! If you just want to buy these kind of eggs you want to get eggs from people who have outdoor free ranging flocks.

[skysthelimitsanctuary-blog]

#HappySaturday! We are excited to announce that we have #Daisy socks available starting today! Daisy is one of the sweet #exbattery hens that arrived to Sky’s at the beginning of the year. We named them all after flowers because they are all beautiful! 🌸 Daisy socks will be available for 2 weeks and will arrive in time for #MothersDay! 💝 Link to order is in our bio. Thank you! 💕 #socks #chickensocks #fundraiser

[tempestacouture]

My little tatty batty Buckbeak enjoying some freedom and sunshine. #exbattery #rescuechickens #buckbeak

[mistressjade-blog]

Chicken Cuddles at Jaes 😍 #chicken #chickencuddles #beautifulanimal #animals #exbattery

[chouette-lapin]

Love my little chicken #chicken #rescue #hen #exbattery #cuddles

[fairyhillcrafts]

An escape is a foot !! Baldric made her way to the hay shed!! . . She’s the most bossy of all the chickens .. if this was the mafia .. she would be the god father ( mother ) yet she was the most ugly - feather less .. skinny runt looking thing when she arrived .. I was worried the other girls who did nt look as bad would hurt her! . . If only I d known the spirit this girl has .. no one is putting Baldric in the corner .. and now look at her .. she’s beautiful.. full feathered..funny .. she runs to greet me ( I like to think because she’s happy to see me - not the food she thinks I might have 🤣🙌) . She chats .. she pecks my boots .. she runs off !! . . If you are considering a couple of chickens .. easy to keep .. and they ll steal your heart ..adopt a couple of ex battery hens ..give them a life they never had and watch them thrive .. it’s a joyful .. rewarding experience 🥰. . She might see me as a walking food machine .. but I see her as the bossy funny sweet girl she’s been given the chance to be. . . @britishhenwelfaretrust contact these wonderful people for more info on how you can save a couple of girls 🥰🐓. . . #exbattery #exbatteryhens #exbatteryhensofinstagram #exbatteryhenslivingthedream #livingitup #chickens #chickensofinstagram #chickenselfie #mysweetgirls #chickenmama #chickenmama #exbatteryhenslivingitup #exbatteryhensarethebest🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔 #britishhenwelfaretrust https://www.instagram.com/p/BuyJFLHnrwG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ss03gdc358a6

[skysthelimitsanctuary-blog]

Violet is a sweet little #exbattery hen that made her way up here at the end of the year with 5 of her friends. She is also a #crossbeak so we make her a soft mash twice per day, to make sure she gets enough to eat. She is so curious and always the first to approach us. Violet received a life-saving implant soon after she arrived to prevent egg laying and all the problems and illness that come from it. With donors like you, all this is possible. YOU can help Violet live a long, happy life! 🙏🏻 #womancrushwednesdays #grateful

[tempestacouture]

I love nursing chickens back to health. Top two pics are Buckbeak when we first got her, she needed special attention and we thought we were going to lose her at first. Bottom two pice are Buckbeak today, she's so happy in the garden and has got all her feathers back now. #exbattery #chickens #beforeandafter #chickenfreedom #freshstartforhens

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Forgot about this one from the other week. Sunny day chicken snuggle with Blinky ❤❤❤ #blinkythepiratechicken #chickensnuggles #exbattery

[tempestacouture]

Once a day I get covered in cat food feeding up the 3 ex battery hens a full tin between them, the protein helps them regrow their feathers and brings the weight up as they're still not quite as healthy as they could be (I'm not fattening them up to eat them btw) they go crackers for it. #chickens #exbattery #rescuechickens

[tempestacouture]

Got some really nice pictures of the chickens today. This one of Blinky is my favourite #D3200 #chickens #blinkythepiratechicken #exbattery

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I think they've each other because they're both ginger 💛💛 #blinkythepiratechicken #exbattery #staffy #rescuedogs #rescuechickens

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Best buds... #blinkythepiratechicken #rescuedogs #exbattery

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Hanging out with Buckbeak who has grown quite a few feathers back but still has some recovery to do. #blinkythepiratechicken #buckbeak #exbattery #chickens

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Sat perching on my wellingtons. I love you Blinky 💛💛💛 #blinkythepiratechicken #exbattery #chickens #piratechicken #rescued #rescuechickens #chickensnuggles #freedom