Hyacinth strikes a pose
The rather scruffy-looking lady in the photo is the largest of our four new ex-battery hens. She’s named after the character Hyacinth “it’s pronounced Bouquet” Bucket in BBC sit-com Keeping Up Appearances. Like her namesake, Hyacinth is bossy and a bit of a snotty bitch at times. She has, however, quickly endeared herself not only to my beloved and myself, but also our friends, because she came to us with bags more personality than we’d expected given she spent her whole life in a tiny cage until last Saturday. Within minutes of arrival, she was making clear to all that she was to be Top Hen.
tags: animal welfare, battery hens, chickens, eggs, hensA town called indifference chickens out of taking a stand
Watching last week’s final instalment of Hugh’s Chicken Run, I had to wonder if the residents of the town of Axminster had any idea of the image they were presenting of themselves and their town. Probably not. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall managed to increase the town’s consumption of free range chicken to 60% of one week’s total chicken sales, but I doubt the percentage would have been anywhere near the same just one week later, let alone a month or a year on.
tags: animal welfare, chickens, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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