Hello everyone! Are you looking to start a little farm, or add new members to your flock? You're probably looking into buying chicks from a hatchery. And maybe that's what will work best for you. But there are countless chickens out there in the world that need homes. Whether they are unwanted by farmers, rescued from abuse, or from overcrowded sanctuaries, those chickens need you. Instead of buying chicks from a hatchery, look into adopting a hen or rooster in need. Change a life!
Reasons to adopt chickens in need rather than buying chicks:
1) Countless chickens are in need of homes. Whether abandoned in streets or deemed "useless" by commercial farms, they are suffering. You can help.
2) If you are adopting chickens from a neighbor, friend, or even a stranger who no longer wanted their chickens, you will be doing them a big favor.
3) Healthy chicks from hatcheries are far more likely to be bought than an aged, blind hen. Therefore, they are not as desperately in need of homes.
Ways you can adopt chickens:
A) Reach out on social media and find people who are looking to rehome their chickens.
B) Research animal sanctuaries near you and contact them to see if they have chickens (or other animals!) that you could adopt
C) Look on websites such as The British Hen Welfare Trust and find rescues from commercial farms that need to be rehomed.
Also, PLEASE make sure you know what you are signing up for, especially if a chicken you adopt is disabled and needs special care. Have an area ready for them to live in and be prepared with the tools you need to help them, such as a tube feeder, meds, or chicken wheelchair. (*See link below to an article on blind chicken care). The person or sanctuary you adopt from should have the information you need for your chicken. Keep in mind, the chicken you adopt is very likely to be perfectly healthy, so don't think that, just because you are adopting chickens, that means they will have special needs. Many people, especially those who have to move unexpectedly, have young, healthy flocks to rehome that just need a bit of love.
The chicken in the cover picture is Gale, a five-year-old naked-neck hen I adopted last February. She arrived sickly and soon we found that she had worms and bumblefoot, and was also very underweight. After a trip to the vet, some x-rays, ten days of antibiotics, and a lot of attention, Gale was back to health. Now she lives happily with her bestie, Hermione. She is perky, bright, and funny, a completely different bird than the lethargic, ill one we had last February. This is what second chances can do to a bird.
Consider adopting today, and change a life!
*https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/caring-for-a-blind-chicken.79779/
Reasons to adopt chickens in need rather than buying chicks:
1) Countless chickens are in need of homes. Whether abandoned in streets or deemed "useless" by commercial farms, they are suffering. You can help.
2) If you are adopting chickens from a neighbor, friend, or even a stranger who no longer wanted their chickens, you will be doing them a big favor.
3) Healthy chicks from hatcheries are far more likely to be bought than an aged, blind hen. Therefore, they are not as desperately in need of homes.
Ways you can adopt chickens:
A) Reach out on social media and find people who are looking to rehome their chickens.
B) Research animal sanctuaries near you and contact them to see if they have chickens (or other animals!) that you could adopt
C) Look on websites such as The British Hen Welfare Trust and find rescues from commercial farms that need to be rehomed.
Also, PLEASE make sure you know what you are signing up for, especially if a chicken you adopt is disabled and needs special care. Have an area ready for them to live in and be prepared with the tools you need to help them, such as a tube feeder, meds, or chicken wheelchair. (*See link below to an article on blind chicken care). The person or sanctuary you adopt from should have the information you need for your chicken. Keep in mind, the chicken you adopt is very likely to be perfectly healthy, so don't think that, just because you are adopting chickens, that means they will have special needs. Many people, especially those who have to move unexpectedly, have young, healthy flocks to rehome that just need a bit of love.
The chicken in the cover picture is Gale, a five-year-old naked-neck hen I adopted last February. She arrived sickly and soon we found that she had worms and bumblefoot, and was also very underweight. After a trip to the vet, some x-rays, ten days of antibiotics, and a lot of attention, Gale was back to health. Now she lives happily with her bestie, Hermione. She is perky, bright, and funny, a completely different bird than the lethargic, ill one we had last February. This is what second chances can do to a bird.
Consider adopting today, and change a life!
*https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/caring-for-a-blind-chicken.79779/
