How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Battery hens

I had quite a time finding it, so I hope it helps.

Truly I am not a fan of the Amish (or the Menonites for that matter) It has nothing to do with their religion more to do with their treatment of animals as a whole. Some of the worst puppymills in the country are Amish businesses so I'm not surprised their hens were in lousy shape either.

Victoria King
herok9@cfl.rr.com
Chinese Crested Rescue (mostly)
'burbs of Orlando, FL
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From: Poet

To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 5:10 AM

Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Battery hens

Back when I was making a bit of a living as a chicken trader; I used to buy hens from the local Amish farms when they'd rotate in new production layers; if I bought at least a 100 I could get then for .25c each; .50c for 50-100, & .75c for 1-50; I'd sell off about 1/2 of whatever I bought for $2-3.00 each; then feed out the remainder until they re-feathered and I'd get excellent prices once they no longer looked like they'd lost a fight with a feather-picking machine....

Thanks for the link....

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Victoria King" <herok9@...> wrote:
>
> I've been thinking a lot lately about the 2 hens I want to have as part of my family and the more I thought about it the more the 'rescue' part of me asserted itself.. it was actually really hard trying to use the net to find egg farms - but I was finally told of a site that lists all (maybe not quite all) of the commercial egg production faciilities in the US.
>
> So in case any of you want to do your bit and take in some poor featherless, almost pecked to death hen, here is the site. Down at the bottom of the home page are the listings by state.
>
> http://www.manta.com/mb_34_C00FC_000/chicken_eggs
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> You can always knit her a sweater. And maybe in the spring she'll give you a few eggs to say thankyou. Or maybe not. But you'll still have the warm fuzzies knowing you helped give a hen a hand.
>
> Victoria King
> herok9@...
> Chinese Crested Rescue (mostly)
> 'burbs of Orlando, FL
>

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