Ashington Fresh Start for Hens

28/10/2024

Thankyou to all our lovely rehomers from this last weekend. Lots asked about our poorly hen so here’s an update:

She was off her feet, so we warmed her up with cuddles and as she wasn’t drinking or eating and gave her a tube feed which perked her up in about half an hour.

She’s started eating and drinking, enjoyed a warm soak in Epsom salts and laid 2 eggs at once, one very soft with no shell.

She’s been reclining in our chicken wheelchair with lots of fuss, plenty of food with added vitamins and fresh water.

We are hoping she regains use of her legs today as she gets stronger.

Her appetite has definitely gotten better today ☺️🐔

26/10/2024

We are all ready for our rehoming here at Ashington, it’s a lovely sunny afternoon and the hens are en route for their fresh starts ☀️ 🏡 🐔

31/08/2024

A fantastic day today, 95 hens off to their new forever homes 🤩 we also loved the carrier one little girl brought for her new chicken, so cute 🥰
Thankyou to our lovely volunteer for your help catching hens, they were a lively bunch today!

We hope your hens all settle into their homes quickly, if you have any questions concerns or compliments please message us ☺️

27/08/2024

Shout out again for anyone collecting hens on 31st August, this lovely boy needs a home asap he is getting lonely! X

This friendly Cockerel is still available for rehoming, he would love some ladies to flirt with and protect. Please message if you’re interested in giving him a home 🩵

17/08/2024

This poor little guy is still looking for some ladies to love and protect, he is getting lonely and would love to have a home to call his own.
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If you’re collecting from us on the 31st August and are interested in him please let us know, he would be so grateful for a chance.
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He was found dumped and had to fend for himself for a week, luckily he survived and was caught and brought to us.

Please message if you’d like to give him a home 🏡

This friendly Cockerel is still available for rehoming, he would love some ladies to flirt with and protect. Please message if you’re interested in giving him a home 🩵

09/08/2024

This gorgeous Silkie rooster is looking for some ladies 🩵 if you have room in your coop please message the page for details of his owner.

25/07/2024

New dates are live on the website!

We have 4 farms coming up over 3 dates, with a total of 10,500 hens looking for homes.

Hens are all free range and those available on 31st August are free range organic.

With almost 100 collection points open for you to choose from, you are spoiled for choice!

Please share our post and help these hardworking hens find their forever coops!

16/07/2024

It’s rehoming week at Ashington, we are opening on Saturday and all the preparations are under way for our ‘pop-up’ collection point ☺️

Everyone has been sent emails with times to collect their hens and it would be great if you could reply promptly so the farm teams know how many hens to send to us in plenty of time.

If you missed out this time keep an eye on the website for our future opening dates 🐓

03/06/2024

Does your garden lack chickens? You can make a huge difference by giving rescue hens a loving forever home.
These ex commercial hens are around 72 weeks old. They are sadly headed for slaughter because they are no longer cost efficient to the egg farms. They may slow down their laying, but most are laying, and nothing beats fresh eggs from your own hens.
They are, with a little time and tlc, friendly and inquisitive. They make great pets, and are quite intelligent. You can save them!

Our next opening date will be the 20th July, reserve your hens and give them the fresh start they deserve at freshstartforhens.co.uk

28/05/2024

This friendly Cockerel is still available for rehoming, he would love some ladies to flirt with and protect. Please message if you’re interested in giving him a home 🩵

17/05/2024

Meet Boris, also sadly he was left to fend for himself. If you can help give him a fresh start please get in touch and I will pass your details to the lady looking after him temporarily 🩵

17/05/2024

This handsome cockerel was sadly dumped on the roadside and left to fend for himself, he escaped capture living wild for a week before he was brought here.
He has settled in well and is friendly, but he needs a flock of his own to call home. Do you have space for this gorgeous coloured boy?
If you’re interested please get in touch or contact freshstartforhens.co.uk 🩵

16/05/2024

These gorgeous boys are looking for flocks of their own to look after, do you have any space?

Please message us if you would like to rehome a cockerel we can arrange pickup with your hens if you’re already rehoming on 1st June 😊

14/05/2024

It’s time to reserve your hens!

We are open on 1st June at Ashington 😁

We are looking forward to meeting you all and giving a fresh start to lots of gorgeous ladies 🥰

Don’t miss out, reserve yours now at freshstartforhens.co.uk

13/05/2024

💗Looking for a very special new home for these 2 much loved polish hens, who sadly cannot be taken when their owner moves house💗

Blossom is 6 and Dorothy is 8 years old and they are a bonded pair used to a garden to free range in during the daytime 🌷

They enjoy sunbathing and dust bathing and are very tame, they would love a garden where they could ideally be the only chickens to live out their retirement years in luxury and in return they will lay you lovely eggs (they are still laying!) 🥚

If you think you have the right kind of home for these stunning hens please get in touch and I will pass your details to their owner.

27/04/2024

Wow what a day, our biggest EVER rehome here at Ashington with a whopping 140 hens off to their new homes! Enjoy the sunshine ☀️ this afternoon with your new hens, thankyou for giving them their fresh start 💗

27/04/2024

It’s Hen rehoming day today, we look forward to meeting all of you collecting today, the hens are all en route and looking forward to some sunshine ☀️ let’s hope the weather stays nice 😊

07/04/2024

A lovely rehome yesterday for Ashington, we hope your ladies are all enjoying their first day home with you ☺️
We have one more rehome on 27th April which will be from caged hens so they will need a lot of tlc as they can be frail.
Then we are taking a well earned rest in may, so if you’re after some lovely hens and have the time and experience to care for them reserve now at freshstartforhens.co.uk