Weather conditions mean extra spa days for hens
The UK’s lack of rain may be bad news for our flowerbeds, but it does mean hens around the UK get to enjoy extra dust baths.
The dry conditions have left lots of lovely dirt for our hens to wash themselves clean with – because, contrary to how it looks, dust baths are actually a hen’s way of getting clean!
They love nothing more than sinking down into a dry, dusty flower bed and flinging it all over themselves, and there are lots of hens currently waiting patiently on farms, hoping they can do just that very soon.
The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) is rehoming ex-commercial hens in 16 different locations across the country on 3rd / 4th September, with over 4,000 hens hoping to find new homes.
A rehoming is taking place in Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire on Sunday, 4th September and we’re appealing to anyone who could give some hens a home to get in touch.
Commercial laying hens are typically sent to slaughter at around 18 months old, which is where the BHWT steps in to rehome them as pets.
Charity founder, Jane Howorth MBE, said: “These hens are waiting patiently with their bags packed, hoping we’ll be on our way to pick them up and send them off to a back garden where they can dust bathe to their hearts’ delight.
“So, if you’ve got a particularly dusty flowerbed and aren’t precious about a hen turning it into a spa, we’d love to hear from you.”
To book, simply head to our website at www.bhwt.org.uk
