New Holland Hen Sanctuary is Paused.

04/10/2023

28/09/2022

I regret to say but until further notice I'm unable to take in any more hens/chickens.

08/07/2022

Another day in paradise!

08/07/2022

Along with hens and cats, I have at least three nests of hedgehogs in my garden.

Some don't stay in the garden lol!

19/06/2022

"Hens for Hire" - schools hatching eggs, now its spread to doing it in peoples homes.
You hire the incubator and they give you some fertile eggs. Then your kids learn some biology and get cute chicks. Then you can give them back or keep them.
If you give them back, what happens to the boys? The males?
If you keep them you then have to find a few hundred quid to buy a coop, feed bins, etc etc etc and wonder what you will do when you go on holiday.
Result? Lots of hens needing proper homes. And for cockerels its even worse.
They get dumped in fields, forests or anywhere where they will probably slowly die of hunger as they are from domesticated stock.
This has to stop.
My generation managed to learn biology from books and we did OK. What is this theatre of animal cruelty about? Its cheap learning at the expense of real live sentient animals.
I got three 10 week old hens in this week from one of these schemes. They are babies! I have no idea how to look after unwanted 10 week old chicks. I am learning fast obviously but I have only ever rescued knackered out 18 month old ex battery/caged hens or other mature hens before.
I've set up a "nursery" area for them in my huge hen area, because I have the space and resources to do it. Hens can be agressive and they have their pecking order. These youngsters are too tiny to deal with that.
FFS.
Can anyone I know who works in education please try and put a stop to this? Video to follow.

18/06/2022

16/06/2022

Linda can't resist babies of any species! Plus photos of new hens mingling on day one. Deep joy!

16/06/2022

Twelve new ex caged hens arrived yesterday courtesy of Amanda of Fresh Start for Hens.
Plus three ten week old henlets from some good folk in Lincoln.

17/03/2022

Roll up roll up!
Free range eggs from corn fed hens from your local hen rescue 😊

Available from Peploe Lane and also now from Memories Cafe New Holland. Thankyou Debbie!

£1.20 for six.

27/02/2022

Fresh eggs today and every day.
Every penny buys food and treats for the hens. 😊🐓🐓🐓🥰

27/02/2022

Fresh eggs today and (almost) every day .
£1 per half dozen.

21/11/2021

Trying to capture the golden light as the sun sets.
Plus hello from the marauders of course!

21/11/2021

Does anyone want some hens?
The good people who cant take care of their hens due to unforeseen circumstances have decided to sell them.

They are all good layers! Beautiful hens. We will adopt some as we are low on good layers at the moment.
They are all about 8 months old, so in their prime, healthy and vigorous!!! Very vigorous lol 😁

Normally good point of lay (POL) hens are £15 at least. The owners are asking £10 each for them. Seems very fair to me!

Please send a direct message or ring me if interested.

Thanks all!

12/11/2021

If the day ever came when we couldnt opperate an "honesty box" to sell the eggs from our rescued hens here in New Holland, I would have tio move somewhere where I could carry on.

But we have had no eggs stolen in almost four years, except from the postman who thought he could get away with it. And was reported, and probably lost his job because of his dishonesty?

We keep a record of how many eggs are out there. ~So these current rumours that local kids are taking eggs from our honesty box and using them to smash on peoples cars is completely erroneous.

We know exactly how many eggs are out there and if any are taken without payment, we know that too.

Its a simole system. But it works. And no eggs have been stolen except the ones mentioned by the dishonest postman from Grimsby. Which we reported.

The honesty box system is ancient, and works on village trust.

12/11/2021

PLEASE SHARE........Call out for customers to buy eggs please!!!

We are assisting some people to keep their hens from slaughter while they themselves cannot look after them for a few weeks. Thus, we are inudated with eggs at the moment!

Regular promotions for a dozen eggs for £1.50 might help, plus I can always start to bring eggs to Barton marketplace on a Sunday morning again if people want me to.

I will donate any surplus eggs to Barton Foodbank as before.

12/11/2021

Weekend special a dozen fresh, real free range eggs £1.50.

Peploe Lane DN19 7PT.

06/11/2021

Eggs a plenty! Please support the hen rescue, super fresh, real free range just £1 / 6.

DN19 7PT.