On Sunday, we rescued twenty-one hens from the slaughterhouse with the help of Susan from Littlehill Animal Rescue Kildare. Myself, Niall & Ciarán headed off to Lidl carpark in Grange Road, Rathfarnham armed with cardboard boxes, Sudocream and blue antiseptic spray (for their poor bare skin) to meet our new feathered friends.
 In the trailer waiting for their new homes |  The sad reality of cheap eggs |
 Convincing Niall to take double the number of hens! | The first girl rescued |
 Susan from Littlehill  Trying to stop Buddy from eating one of the hens! |  Ciarán making sure they are nice and cosy  Figuring out how to get 21 hens into two cars |
We managed to get twenty-one scared and flappy hens into two cars with three people and a dog! It was a bit of a funny ride back to The Hazel House but we got there somehow! One of our girls even laid an egg in the car on the way home! What a hero!
 One of our hens laid an egg in the car on the way home! |  Settling into their new digs |
 The gang coming to see what all the fuss is about! |  Our existing flock checking out the new girls in town |
Susan from Littlehill is currently working night and day driving around the country to find new homes for these girls. These lucky ones will now live out the rest of their days in The Hazel House with the rest of our flock including chickens, ducks and one lucky rooster! Thanks so much to Susan for saving thousands of these girls from a dreadful fate. If you are interested in rehoming hens yourself please check out Littlehill Animal Rescue Facebook page. They are so easy to take care of once you hava a secure coop or shed and they will reward you with fresh eggs and entertain you with their funny antics!
Fionnuala :)
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Fionnuala :)
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