Not that hard

Updated September 30, 2024

To many, hard rubbish days are troves of treasure for freegans. But on this day, they were in for an extraordinary find as two sweet little ISA Brown hens in a cage caught their eye. And then their heart.

With a sign reading, “Free to good home” this soon became a prophecy, as Alex Layhey and Gretta Lay were sanctuary bound. Displeasure with the many rodents their food had attracted, we learned, was their reason for eviction.

Far from disposable beings are hens such as they. Yet, sadly, we are more often hearing of stories like theirs. Purchased for backyard eggs only to be discarded when the going gets tough. The most common reasons cited are low egg production or troublesome issues with housing, health or feeding.

As anyone who’s spent time with these feathered wonders will attest, they may be small in size, but that is about the only thing about them that is. For their personalities are bigger than Texas, while their needs are more complex than many may think.

With their lives disposable no more, it is easy to understand why these truly sweet, curious and loving hens have quickly found a place in one of our team member’s hearts and their chicken coop. A place where they will never face eviction again.

Knowing these girls as we do, surely it cannot be that hard to recognise that kindness towards animals is a choice we should all make. And anything less is simply rubbish indeed.

As soft and calm as the gentle breeze she takes her name from is our Zephyr. It quickly became clear that all was not well with the late-night arrival of this raspy-chested newborn lamb.

She was not found on a catwalk, but a lonely stretch of country road several hours from here. In another lifetime, perhaps she would have been a super model.

Roulette’s battered and bruised form told the story of her recent past, one etched in pain and desperation. But at first blush, we readily recognised her pricelessness.

Faced with certain death at the slaughterhouse, Tom Sawyer ran as fast as his agile legs could carry him and into the path of kindness.

A misstep on their walk whilst exploring a bush trail led Hyundai’s heroes to the wrong place at the right time.

As the arrow sliced through the delicate skin on Boone’s back, it was more than its menace that sent him racing – it was survival.

The frost of the morning was so relentless it nearly claimed the lives of newborn twins, Holden and Monaro. But even its bitter chill couldn’t numb the heart of a kindly neighbour who saw the tiny twosome struggling.

Once a shadow racing through suburban streets, Howie Hoffsteader wasn’t always the cheerful, trusting pig we know today.

Found alone, with no mumma in sight, her story echoes the tragic commonality of so many little lambs.

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