The point…

Reminding us how quickly lives can change by when and how we show up, the bewildered girls were found by a kind-hearted bush walker who regularly walks that path. Alas, we learn this is not the first time they have encountered dumped chickens in the fox-infested area.

With crops as empty as the hearts of those who dumped them, the hens were ravenous on arrival. With our well-founded knowledge of rehabilitating emaciated birds, our new friends are being guided back to good health.

And we are pleased to advise that eagerly following that path are Ruth, Issa, Sadako and Anita. Proving their incredible resilience, despite their genetics for exponential egg production predisposing them to anything but, the feathered wonders are literally bouncing back. Exploring their new digs and the hearts of the humans who simply adore them, these girls will never be forgotten or cast off again.

But they will come with a lifetime of intensive care, for such is the duty we humans owe to these animals who are the unwitting victims of our dietary pleasure. With watchful eyes and gently probing hands looking for the tell-tale signs of ill-health in ISA Brown hens: swollen abdomens, respiratory conditions, gout, brittle bones, mushy and smelly crops, pasty bottoms, weight loss and lethargy, to name but a few.

But they will come with a lifetime of intensive care, for such is the duty we humans owe to these animals who are the unwitting victims of our dietary pleasure. With watchful eyes and gently probing hands looking for the tell-tale signs of ill-health in ISA Brown hens: swollen abdomens, respiratory conditions, gout, brittle bones, mushy and smelly crops, pasty bottoms, weight loss and lethargy, to name but a few.

The point is to be kind to all kinds – dump animal cruelty, not chickens!