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Blessings to her. What she is doing for these chickens is wonderful. A neighbour of mine, a quarter mile away, also rescues chickens (ex-battery hens) but on a slightly smaller scale. It is so good to be able to see these chickens live out their lives in a natural way. They are so happy, foraging, and being out in the sunshine (when we get any!)
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I love watching how chickens wander around and just peck and scratch and snack on anything they can find. All hens should have a chance at a peaceful life like that. I have heard about people in England rescuing ex-battery hens. It must be wonderful to see their faces as they touch the earth for the first time. How wonderful to be able to do that for an animal of any kind.
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03-07-2014, 09:44 AM
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Chickens are really nice, when you get to know them. Down the lane from me (in the other direction), lives a retired Major, and he has free-range chickens. The other day I was walking down the lane and encountered a bunch of them foraging. I talked to them, and they looked up, their heads on one side -really listening to me. One went in a ditch, and didn't seem too happy down there, so I said "Come out you silly thing!" And it came out and came up to me making those little chicken-noises. I had a feeling one could make a real bond with a chicken, and be great friends.
They seem to be very intelligent and affectionate -which they are probably not always given credit for, because people don't often keep them as companion animals.
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Globally there are many hundreds of millions of chickens confined to battery cages....
And bear in mind that only the female chicks go through to the cage systems. The male chicks are destroyed a day or two after birth as they have no 'commercial value.'
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03-09-2014, 05:54 AM
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We have free range chickens here. They are awesome and very social. Our hens layed eggs much longer than they were 'supposed' to. I think it was because of their casual lifestlye. Pretty mcuh just allowed to live life as they choose.
Also, it's hilarious when we BBQ on the weekends. They come running up to us while we're outside hanging around the grill. They stay for the whole BBQ. The little treats they get might have something to do with it. No animal gets left out during BBQ, lol!! Goats get the veggie scraps. Chickens just LOVE shrimp shells fresh off the barbie. And the dog and cat get to taste test little morsels of meat during the cooking process. We get whatever is left, lol!!!!