Gaynor's Hen Tips
5 tips on how to recognise your hens
Every hen has its own personality. But on rehoming days people often ask for hens that don’t look alike so that they can remember which is which when they get them home.
1st December, 2020
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Here you’ll find hen health tips from our resident vet nurse Gaynor Davies as well as our latest news, be it feathery or fundraising-related. Enjoy!
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Hen Hotel
Leila Scobie, one of our amazing Team Scotland volunteers shares her journey from hen welfare to creating The Happy Hen Hotel. Our hen journey began
26th November, 2020
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Charity of the Month!
This month, Mochdre Veterinary Practice in Wales named us their charity of the month. Read how we got the honour.
25th November, 2020
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Homemade Flock Seed Block Recipe
Give your hens a Christmas treat with this amazing recipe for homemade Flock Seed Block. Click here to find out how to make your own!
25th November, 2020
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From Anthony with Love; The Boy Who Wrote to His Hen
2020 doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. A heart-melting story of boy and hen. If you need a little pick me up, discover the boy who wrote a card to his hen; Agnes. Find out more about this wonderful friendship and their hen friends here.
25th November, 2020
Gaynor's Hen Tips
Do Recovering Ex-battery Hens Need to Wear Hen Coats?
I am often asked if recovering ex-bats need to wear hen coats when they first venture outside and I am first in line to encourage the proper care and keeping of pet chickens, but the truth is jumpers are not only unnecessary, they can be dangerous too.
24th November, 2020
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Chickens, Chimpanzees and Conservation; An Interview with Dr Jane Goodall DBE
Our Jane got to sit down and chat with another Jane… Dr. Jane Goodall! To say we’re a little excited is an understatement. What an incredible, once-in-a-life-time opportunity!
29th October, 2020
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From Zero to Ten Thousand – Cheshire Team Rehomes it’s 10,000th Hen
David and Sarah Marek coordinate and host the charity’s Cheshire rehomings from their home in Nantwich. They, and rest of the Cheshire team, were delighted to reach an astonishing milestone on the 24th October when the 10,000th hen passed through their field on her way to a happy retirement.
28th October, 2020
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It Rained on Jane’s Parade but Winning a Woman&Home Award Can’t Dampen Our Spirits
Late in September, after we’d finish the last issue of Fresh Laid News, our Founder and Mother Hen, Jane Howorth, won Woman&Home’s 2020 Amazing Woman Award! See the fun pictures from the photo shoot and learn why Woman&Home chose her.
28th October, 2020
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Bird Migration Season and Your Hen’s Health
With winter approaching our thoughts turn to the annual wild bird migration and the impact that this can have on our own pet hen’s health.
27th October, 2020
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October Rehoming Round-up: Making In-roads for Hen Rehomings with New Free Range Farms
Demand for rehoming hens is still high and we have lots of hens ready to find their new homes in November.
27th October, 2020
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Covid-19 Impacts Donations for Hen Rehomings and Hen Welfare
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us, charities included, and our fundraising efforts for rehoming hens and hen welfare has taken a hit.
27th October, 2020
