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Big thanks to the several members of this forum who helped with the NLHR rescue this weekend and to those who gave homes to some of the 1,715 birds we brought out. Good wishes at the same time to our friends in the BHWT who took out many hundreds of birds from the same farm just before we went in, and to the Swindon and District Animal Haven who came in on a similar mission after we had gone.
I came back with kind Norfolk volunteers to pull out one final van load of hens for rehomers in March, Doncaster and London, just before the slaughtermen came in. We appreciate the patience of the farmer who held the slaughtermen back in order to give us time to get out our final consignment a day later than we had intended. Sadly there were still a few hundred girls left behind for the slaughterhouse - perhaps one more vanload - after all our energies, funds, transport and time were exhausted. This was all the sadder because we knew we had homes for them, if only we had had the resources to get them out. I hope that one day - through the joint or separate efforts of whatever organisation or individuals - we will be able to report that at the end of the day the sheds were empty and the slaughtermen went away empty handed.
Meanwhile, however, it's been lovely to read on forums an in my email about the progress of the lucky rescued birds, who will mercifully never know what further indignities they have avoided, but who will certainly enjoy the rich and wonderful new lives that their kind rehomers have given them.
Love to all, Carly
North London Hen Rescue
I came back with kind Norfolk volunteers to pull out one final van load of hens for rehomers in March, Doncaster and London, just before the slaughtermen came in. We appreciate the patience of the farmer who held the slaughtermen back in order to give us time to get out our final consignment a day later than we had intended. Sadly there were still a few hundred girls left behind for the slaughterhouse - perhaps one more vanload - after all our energies, funds, transport and time were exhausted. This was all the sadder because we knew we had homes for them, if only we had had the resources to get them out. I hope that one day - through the joint or separate efforts of whatever organisation or individuals - we will be able to report that at the end of the day the sheds were empty and the slaughtermen went away empty handed.
Meanwhile, however, it's been lovely to read on forums an in my email about the progress of the lucky rescued birds, who will mercifully never know what further indignities they have avoided, but who will certainly enjoy the rich and wonderful new lives that their kind rehomers have given them.
Love to all, Carly
North London Hen Rescue
I never properly checked my deeds, I went on the logic that i didn't remember seeing anything about it when i'd got the house so i didn't dig any further and fortunatly all my neighbours love my girls though one was initially worried they'd be noisy at night/ early morning but once reassured she's been happy 
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