Don't let your chicken go cold...knit them a jumper instead
Published Date:
19 October 2010
By Joanna Wardill
FORMER battery hens that have lost their feathers will no longer feel the chill of winter thanks to a knitting class.
A chicken jumper knit-in was held at Hebden Bridge, creating pint-sized jumpers for former battery chickens that have been rehoused.
Beginners and experts joined in the knitting at Ribbon Circus, the town's haberdashery shop.
Amy Leader, owner of Ribbons Circus, said: "It went really well.
"We had about 60 jumpers completed on the day with more people finishing them off at home.
"What's especially nice is that all these jumpers will stay locally and go to local people who are rehoming battery chickens."
Between 10 and 20 per cent of rescued hens from battery farms have lost their feathers. It is not known why they go bald but it happens among the more nervous birds who are often found in the darker recesses of battery farms.
Their feathers do eventually grow back.
But in the meantime the jumpers will help them to keep warm.
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Published Date:
19 October 2010
By Joanna Wardill
FORMER battery hens that have lost their feathers will no longer feel the chill of winter thanks to a knitting class.
A chicken jumper knit-in was held at Hebden Bridge, creating pint-sized jumpers for former battery chickens that have been rehoused.
Beginners and experts joined in the knitting at Ribbon Circus, the town's haberdashery shop.
Amy Leader, owner of Ribbons Circus, said: "It went really well.
"We had about 60 jumpers completed on the day with more people finishing them off at home.
"What's especially nice is that all these jumpers will stay locally and go to local people who are rehoming battery chickens."
Between 10 and 20 per cent of rescued hens from battery farms have lost their feathers. It is not known why they go bald but it happens among the more nervous birds who are often found in the darker recesses of battery farms.
Their feathers do eventually grow back.
But in the meantime the jumpers will help them to keep warm.
I had to cut and paste because some of the comments were NOT family friendly.
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