In April 2013, we walked into one of the most disgusting farms we’d ever been too. Dead hens in most cages. Bald, terrified hens looking out at us with sad, scared, pleading and angry eyes. Dust from the bones of the dead in piles on the floor. Amongst these 80,000 girls in this one shed…
She came from this egg farm. She was featherless, emaciated and so very angry. She’d lived in that place for nearly 18 months. That night, I took her and three of her friends home. Two months later, this entire shed was sent to slaughter at only 18 months old. They were denied of food for…
As we wandered through the free range egg farm, we saw many things. Injured chickens, sick chickens and then we saw Sophia trapped under a grate. Who knows how long she’d been there. This particular farm is seen as one of the best free range farms in Australia. Stuck and unable to move, unable to…
After 18 months of living with 60,000 other hens at a free range egg farm, Pirate found herself watching all her shed mates being chased, caught and thrown into a truck to be taken to slaughter. Pirate hid and survived with a handful of other hens who dodged the rough hands of the workers. She…
One crisp night in May, 2014, we wandered into a free range farm. Half the sheds on the property were caged hens and the other half was what is termed “free range” These sheds were huge, with access to the outside being about the size of a small courtyard. We came across an open shed….