Ruby (as named by the staff at Gelder Group) was rehomed from the British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT). On her arrival she was in a very poor state with most of her feathers missing and not eating or drinking. One of the staff at the Group agreed to take her home to recuperate until she was strong enough to return. After a few weeks of care and attention Ruby, is fit and well again and has rejoined the other hens at Gelder Group head office environmental park.
Since 2005 the British Hen Welfare Trust has been rescuing hens from slaughter and rehoming them as pets throughout the UK. Working with farmers in the egg industry, they have now rehomed 900,000 hens.
Ruby the chicken, before and after her TLC.