Nesta and Shelley our ex battery hens.

We've had hens with a couple of small breaks since 1982.

When we ran the Bed and Breakfast in the eighties, we
had 

over 20 hens and a cockerel, but these days I don't
have 

so many breakfasts and evening meals to cook.

We took on 3 ex battery hens in April. This is Nesta.
She was hen pecked and her claws were so swollen she
couldn't walk properly. These days she is fit and fluffy
with plenty of feathers. Her back has a permanent
patch that will never recover, but
she is much more a happy little bird.

I am bonkers about hens.  And I'm so pleased
that battery houses have now been outlawed.
Sadly one of the 3 hens we brought home faded away
after a couple of days, but Nesta and Shelly
are now fighting fit and have each laid an egg a day
without fail for about 6 weeks . Bless !