Birker2020
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Yesterday we lost the second of our four ex battery hens which we rescued in July from the Battery Hen Welfare Trust - www.bhwt.org.uk
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Clover along with her friends came to us after spending their life in a small wire cage, having never breathed fresh air or seen sky or felt grass under their feet, forced to live under artificial daylight for 18 hours a day. The day we collected her the rescue association rehomed 550 birds, all of which would have been sent for slaughter had they not been saved by members of the public, like ourselves, that wanted to let these poor creatures live out the rest of their lives in happiness and peace. When we got them home and we set them free in their run the look on their faces when the saw the sky for the first time was unbelievable. They took greedy gulps of fresh water and within a couple of hours were scratting around in the grass searching for insects, all of which they had been denied for their sad little lives. Six months on our little flock of three were busy all day scratting around for worms, searching for new adventures and chasing us down the garden on the 'hunt' for worms. Clover died yesterday after an unknown illness. She went downhill very quickly and died peacefully. Just because she was a hen doesn't mean her life was any less valuable, and we loved her as much as she loved life. Goodbye Clover, we are glad we managed to give you some happy last months. Now you are free to scratch around for ever.
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Clover along with her friends came to us after spending their life in a small wire cage, having never breathed fresh air or seen sky or felt grass under their feet, forced to live under artificial daylight for 18 hours a day. The day we collected her the rescue association rehomed 550 birds, all of which would have been sent for slaughter had they not been saved by members of the public, like ourselves, that wanted to let these poor creatures live out the rest of their lives in happiness and peace. When we got them home and we set them free in their run the look on their faces when the saw the sky for the first time was unbelievable. They took greedy gulps of fresh water and within a couple of hours were scratting around in the grass searching for insects, all of which they had been denied for their sad little lives. Six months on our little flock of three were busy all day scratting around for worms, searching for new adventures and chasing us down the garden on the 'hunt' for worms. Clover died yesterday after an unknown illness. She went downhill very quickly and died peacefully. Just because she was a hen doesn't mean her life was any less valuable, and we loved her as much as she loved life. Goodbye Clover, we are glad we managed to give you some happy last months. Now you are free to scratch around for ever.
