Miss Bunty Goodchicken
Our story so far...
We are lucky enough to live in west Cornwall with our many beautiful ex-battery hens and our (currently) six rescue cats.
Getting ex-batts was initially just part of our green lifestyle; to provide us with truly free range eggs and to produce fertiliser for our organic veg beds. Little did I know the hold that these little girls would very quickly have on my heart!
From the moment my first three hens rushed across the garden into my arms I fell head over heels in love with them. Whilst I thought it was me doing the rescuing, in fact it was these three little hens, with their big hearts and unconditional love, that saved me. So in return I have made it my life’s mission to save as many of their sisters as I can. I now co-ordinate hen rehomings in Cornwall for ex-commercial hens and, in a bid to further raise awareness of the plight of ex-batts, I also write extensively about my gorgeous girls. They feature on websites such as Poultrykeeper.com and in magazines, as well as appearing in a regular column in Your Chickens. Some of them, including Bunty Goodchicken (left), have even had their stories told in a museum in Los Angeles!
As we take on the poorlie girls from rehomings, or adopt hens that have had other traumas in their life, we have built up a wealth of knowledge of ex-batt behaviour, health and ailments. My girls have taught me so much about the care and welfare of ex-batts - they have been such excellent teachers; I hope I have been a sufficiently competent pupil to now pass that knowledge onto you.
A note about our beautiful Henhugger logo: It was designed by a very talented artist called Holly Storm. For more information on Holly and her work please contact us via the Contact Us page.
We are lucky enough to live in west Cornwall with our many beautiful ex-battery hens and our (currently) six rescue cats.
Getting ex-batts was initially just part of our green lifestyle; to provide us with truly free range eggs and to produce fertiliser for our organic veg beds. Little did I know the hold that these little girls would very quickly have on my heart!
From the moment my first three hens rushed across the garden into my arms I fell head over heels in love with them. Whilst I thought it was me doing the rescuing, in fact it was these three little hens, with their big hearts and unconditional love, that saved me. So in return I have made it my life’s mission to save as many of their sisters as I can. I now co-ordinate hen rehomings in Cornwall for ex-commercial hens and, in a bid to further raise awareness of the plight of ex-batts, I also write extensively about my gorgeous girls. They feature on websites such as Poultrykeeper.com and in magazines, as well as appearing in a regular column in Your Chickens. Some of them, including Bunty Goodchicken (left), have even had their stories told in a museum in Los Angeles!
As we take on the poorlie girls from rehomings, or adopt hens that have had other traumas in their life, we have built up a wealth of knowledge of ex-batt behaviour, health and ailments. My girls have taught me so much about the care and welfare of ex-batts - they have been such excellent teachers; I hope I have been a sufficiently competent pupil to now pass that knowledge onto you.
A note about our beautiful Henhugger logo: It was designed by a very talented artist called Holly Storm. For more information on Holly and her work please contact us via the Contact Us page.
