Lefty's Place Farm Sanctuary

Lefty's Place Farm Sanctuary Lefty’s Place is a small animal refuge in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. We love chickens. Operating since 2011.

We rescue, rehabilitate and tell the stories of suffering animals everywhere. DONATIONS ALWAYS TRULY WELCOME

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ACCOUNT NAME: Lefty's Place Inc
BANK: NAB
BSB: 083-451 ACCOUNT NO: 74-132-0298

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paypal.me/leftysplace

23/10/2025

Howdy partner from Cowboy X.

Today’s LP News - Favourite Faces EditionThe hens rescued from a barn laid egg farm a month or so ago are so cheeky, so ...
23/10/2025

Today’s LP News - Favourite Faces Edition

The hens rescued from a barn laid egg farm a month or so ago are so cheeky, so full of personality and make me laugh all day long. Considering many arrived so sick, they are doing so well now. Look at their divine faces. 🥰

Photo One - Safety Dance
Photo Two - Jazz Hands
Photo Three - Second Draw Down
Photo Four - Jonquil Hawkeye

*To those new here, I never use a name twice. Every animal here gets remembered by their unique name. I’ve been naming chickens in their 100s since 2011, so there’s very few “normal” names here anymore. 😂

Yesterday was an interesting day. The wind blew over and broke a coop (admittedly one that really can’t stand up to the ...
22/10/2025

Yesterday was an interesting day. The wind blew over and broke a coop (admittedly one that really can’t stand up to the weather here). So, I’m looking for a cheap Eglu cube coop to replace it. If you have one you don’t need, please email me at [email protected]. I also have a vet bill I can’t pay. I’m also currently rethinking my life choices. 😂😬

Drivin' On 9 and Life Is A HighwayTwo little point of lay pullets sat crouched and squashed in a crate on a truck on Oct...
21/10/2025

Drivin' On 9 and Life Is A Highway

Two little point of lay pullets sat crouched and squashed in a crate on a truck on October 10 with thousands and thousands of other pullets when the driver took a bend too fast in Mt Burnett, Victoria. The truck tipped over and crates full of these young hens flew all over the road. Chickens were all over the road, feathers were everywhere. Many hens ran to the sides of the road where the dense scrub embankment sloped and was blackberry heavy. Lots of pullets had been thrown from the truck in to the embankments.

Whilst the truck was being removed (link to video in comments) kind hearted people who had come to help the chickens weren't allowed in to the area. Instead, these young hens were gathered up and put on another truck bound for the farm that they would then spend the next year and a bit in laying eggs before being sent to slaughter. Pullets with injuries and pullets in pain were sent on to a life without any care or any pain relief to help them deal with the massive impact they had just experienced. Pullets who looked too injured would have had their necks broken.

When Christina, Angela, Simon, Dan, Chris, Natalie and others were allowed in to search for survivors, feathers and body parts covered the road for at least 30 metres. They searched and searched that day, but these young hens had gone in to hiding - terrified and in shock they would have been sitting low in the bushes to keep safe. They continued to search on the Saturday and found four hens between them who went home with Angela.

On Sunday, Christina and Simon returned and deep in the blackberry bushes, they spotted Drivin'On 9 and Life Is A Highway. Poor Christina dove in to the blackberries to get them and they screamed in terror. Two nights without food and water and the horror of the darkness with predators circling had absolutely traumatised these sweet hens.

From the safety of her arms they passed on to my arms and are now here at Lefty's Place. Life Is A Highway had a very sore leg and bruising and received acupuncture and pain relief. Drivin' On 9 had bruising and was so scared and worried. Both of these girls are now coming out of their shells and starting to warm to me after a week of being so anxious about everything. They will live here for their entire lives, free to be chickens, free from fear and free from having to pay for their lives with eggs. I'll be sharing their lives with you here so you can watch them grow in to the the beautiful, confident hens they will be.

I think of those young hens involved in this accident now standing in a cage in a shed on an egg farm with broken bones, in agony with no help, no relief - ever. My heart hurts for them. If they were puppies, everyone would care, yet because they are chickens, no one gives a damn.

21/10/2025

Some of the flock called “The Wheelers” coming out for their time outside today. This flock is made up of lots of ex commercial egg layers from farms and surrendered hens. You might see your girl in here if you’ve surrendered her here.

*The last hen, Diva, has very advance heart failure and hasnt got a lot of time left, but she still wants to be out with her family, so whatever she wants….

This is Cowboy X. He and his two ladies, Tooth Fairy and Leyland Brother, arrived a month ago and although this little b...
20/10/2025

This is Cowboy X. He and his two ladies, Tooth Fairy and Leyland Brother, arrived a month ago and although this little bloke is tiny, he is tough and looks after his girls so well. He also spends most of his day swearing at his tiny rooster neighbour and challenging him to a duel at high noon. Yeehaw

This is T.A.A. She’s been here a month now after being rescued from an egg farm. I asked those brave rescuers to bring m...
20/10/2025

This is T.A.A. She’s been here a month now after being rescued from an egg farm. I asked those brave rescuers to bring me some hens who looked unwell, sick or injured because those are the hens who need to come here. T.A.A. Was one of those hens. In the shed she looked to be dying, so she was scooped up and brought straight here. After a few days of intense nursing and treatment for an unbelievable worm burden, she’s now doing great. She loves to be up high all the time. She will now stay here for her entire life.

19/10/2025

Bellatrix Lestrange recently officially changed her name to “The Black Parade”. I couldn’t talk her out of it, she believes that she IS the black parade.

The Black Parade was surrendered a few years ago by a lovely human who just wanted the best for her and she really is having the best life indeed.

18/10/2025

Weird Al is currently broody. Her and Footloose (also in this video) always go broody at the same time. This is the drama that goes on when they are taken out of their nesting boxes during the day. And no, no eggs are hatched on this property.

Today’s LP News! - Favourite Faces EditionPhoto One - Manny. Our car loving enthusiast. Been here since Feb 14, 2020. I ...
17/10/2025

Today’s LP News! - Favourite Faces Edition

Photo One - Manny. Our car loving enthusiast. Been here since Feb 14, 2020. I watched her hatch in an incubator at a nursing home. She is now full of reproductive tumours and has limited time left. I’ll make that the best time it can be.

Photo Two - Peggy Sue. Has no use of her legs. Panics and has huge anxiety. Loves corn and feeling safe and keeping me awake at night.

Photo Three - The Twenty Second Sect. Arrived in April as a stray and is a level 12/10 on the cheekiness scale. She’s a cheeky joy.

Photo Four - Is It Ok If I Stalk You. Arrived as a stray. Follows people everywhere. Has no fear. Loves life and exploring.

Three years in sanctuary today, Skittles doesn't really know how lucky she is. After living a life with a human(s) who c...
17/10/2025

Three years in sanctuary today, Skittles doesn't really know how lucky she is. After living a life with a human(s) who crudely hacked off her wing feathers with scissors and who was privy to why her leg was cut off, Skittles demands to be seen as a very important person. She may be tiny, but gosh her voice is loud - and that's ok. Sanctuary means you can yell, you can complain and you can be exactly who you are.

17/10/2025

Skittles and her determination to lay her egg in a bag full of old pine shavings.

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Romsey, VIC
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Lefty’s Place is a small, registered not for profit animal refuge in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, run by photographer, Tamara Kenneally. Named after her beloved sheep named Lefty who passed away in January 2013, it is home to rescued sheep, chickens, ducks, turkeys, peahens, dogs and cats from a variety of backgrounds. The main goal of Lefty’s Place is to document each animal’s life from their time in farms/abattoirs etc through to their new lives at Lefty’s Place. Tamara is committed to portraying these animals as the individuals they are and providing viewers with each animal’s true self and story so they can be aware that farm animals are so much more than just a food source.