http://littlehenrescue.co.uk/jumpers.aspx

Apparently when they are warm and sung they are a little less mental and a bit more chicken-y. Its a pretty good website for anyone dealing with post industrial farm hens too.

Brenda – some of them are yes. There are also a couple of my older hens, and some newer hens from a nice free range operation. The rescued hens are very happy themselves. They are not very good however about not sleeping in their nest boxes (when life was a box, I would imagine it’s where they feel ultimately comfortable, even though it was horrifying). So they crap all in their nest boxes, which is a daily battle for cleanliness. They don’t know how to fly like everyone else, so they’re not roosting where they should be. They have gotten over their urge to lay their eggs on the floor and sort of bury them, which was a TRUE pain in my rear.

So they are happy. Am I happy? A little less so. But they have finally learned how to use the ramp to get into their coop, and are making progress. They are all slowly getting feathers again. The most damaged still have pretty bare necks, but they are healing I am glad to report.

Heidi – you will LOVE the catalogue!