Small Animal Rehoming In Cambs - SARIC

16/07/2022

Top tips for keeping your hens cool in this heat?

These are some basics, but I am sure you have lots of idea, so please share them with us.

1. SHADE - ensure your hens have access to plenty of shade throughout the day.
2. WATER - Change the drinking water through the day to get rid of the warm and stale and bring in the new and cool.
3. ICE - adding a washing up bowl of cold water with some ice cubes floating is both entertaining and cooling. Add some frozen peas for extra fun. I have a few who enjoy a paddle.
4. FREEZE some empty pop bottles of water and lay them on their side around the run. Hens can lay against them to cool down.
5. SPRAY the floor of the run, or some grass in the shade to cool it down even further.
6. RED MITE are LOVING this weather. Use every trick you know to keep them at bay. They are difficult to completely eradicate, so don't despair when you see them after you have treated, just know that you are reducing numbers, and that can only be a good thing.
7. RESERVE SOME HENS for the cooler autumn weather - list of collection points and dates below

Alfreton - 24th September & 8th October
Andover - 8th October
Anglesey - 1st October
Aylesford - 25th September & 8th October
Barry - 1st October
Basildon - 24th September & 8th October
Basingstoke 8th October
Beccles - 8th October
Brecon - 1st October
Burton on Trent - 24th September
Chelmsford - 24th September & 8th October
Colchester - 24th September & 8th October
Congleton - 8th October
Corwen - 1st October
Coventry - 8th October
Darlington - 8th October
Devizes - 8th October
Durham - 8th October
Eastleigh - 1st & 8th October
Ellsemere Port - 1st October
Evesham - 25th September & 8th October
Folkestone - 8th October
Gilberdyke - 1st October
Goodwick - 8th October
Hailsham - 1st October
Harrogate - 1st October
Heathfield - 1st October
Hertford - 1st October
High Wycombe - 24th September & 1st October
Hitchin - 1st October
Horsham - 24th September, 1st & 8th October
Huntingdon - 24th September & 8th October
Ipswich - 24th September
Lingfield - 24th September, 1st & 8th October
Llanidloes - 2nd October
Mablethorpe - 8th October
Malvern - 24th September
Market Rasen - 8th October
Melton Mowbray - 24th September & 8th October
Merthyr Tydfil - 1st October
Minehead - 24th September
Newcastle - 8th October
Newton Abbot - 8th October
North Walsham - 8th October
Nottingham - October
Pencader - 8th October
Penkridge - 8th October
Petersfield - 1st October
Plymouth - 24th September
Reading - 1st October
Ross on Wye - 24th September
Scunthorpe - 24th September & 8th October
Selby - 25th September, 2nd & 9th October
Solihull - 24th September & 8th October
Southampton - 24th September & 1st October
Southminster - 24th September
St Austell - 24th September & 8th October
Sturminster Newton - 24th September
Sutton Coldfield -24th September
Taunton - 8th October
Tunbridge Wells - 8th October
Wakefield - 25th September & 8th October
Watton - 8th October
Whaley Bridge - 8th October
Whitland - 1st October
Wisbech - 24th September & 8th October
Worthing - 8th October
www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

17/03/2022

Ducks and hens!

Sunday 27th March - Ducks - We still have a few ducks available left to reserve for our rehoming next weekend

Collection points are:

Anglesey
Bristol
Chelmsford
Colchester
Congleton
Corwen
Coventry
Ellesmere Port
Evesham
Folkestone
Lingfield
Harrogate
Haverfordwest
Hertford
High Wycombe
Hitchin
Huntingdon
Newton Abbot
North Walsham
Pencader
Reading
Selby
Southampton
St Austell
Watton
Whaley Bridge
Wisbech

To reserve, please visit the website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk and complete the reservation form, adding a note that you would like ducks.

19th March - There are a few HENS still available for this weekend so please reserve quickly so out team can process your application

26th March - Mini HEN rehome next weekend, with just 400 hens available to collect from:

Guildford
Lingfield
Nottingham South (West Bridgford)
Spalding/Boston

Please share with your poultry loving friends and let's find these hard working, ex commercial hens and ducks some happy new homes :)

Thank you :)

20/02/2022

We are open on Saturday 26th February for rehoming... We will have hundreds of girls ready for their new homes, we also have a selection of gorgeous boys, too. Email us at [email protected] or contact us via the website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

13/02/2022

08/02/2022

Did you know there are 43 locations across England and Wales open for the next two rehome dates?

The next rehome date will be on the 26th/27th February and there are still lots of hens looking for homes! Remember more locations and dates in April will be launched very shortly.

To find your nearest collection point and to reserve you can visit https://freshstartforhens.co.uk

20/01/2022

More locations have been added for the 26th February!

The full list open on this date will be:

Basildon (rehome on Sunday 27th February)
Basingstoke
Colchester (rehome on Sunday 27th February)
Congleton
Coventry
Ellesmere Port
Hitchin
Hertford
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Milton Keynes
Minehead
Newton Abbot
Solihull
Southampton
St Austell
Sutton Coldfield
Taunton
Wareham
Wisbech (rehome on Sunday 27th February)

Reserve some by visiting the website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

If you can share this post with some friends the hens would appreciate it!

NB photo taken before AI lockdown.

13/11/2021

AVIAN INFLUENZA
There have been a number of confirmed cases of Avian Influenza in Englandin the past few weeks and a new Avian Influenza Protection Zone (APIZ) has been declared throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?
You need to increase biosecurity in your own flock, but at the moment, there is no housing order, (AKA, Flockdown) so your birds may continue to free range if you choose to do so, although reduced access to wild birds WILL help protect your flock. Please visit the government website for full details of other measures you will need to take https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu

WHATS DOES THIS MEAN FOR REHOMING?
We take this current situation very seriously and always act responsibly, keeping up to date with any developments. As we are not operating within any of the Prevention Zones (those within a 3km radius of any of the areas of disease outbreak) and as all birds are coming from a single premises on each of our dates, we can continue rehoming.

The farmers need us and the hens need YOU!

As an organisation, we already practice strict biosecurity, from spraying the wheels of our vehicles prior to going onto the farms, turning up with perfectly clean crates, using supplied boot dips and wearing clean clothing.

In addition:
* We will be providing DEFRA approved disinfectant boot dips at all our collection points.
* We will be sanitising the ground we put the birds on both before and after the rehoming
* The flocks we are rehoming will be checked for health and wellness prior to us collecting them.
* All rehomers will be emailed with additional biosecurity advice.

We are confident about continuing, and we hope you are too :)

Reservations are still open for our upcoming dates, so please visit the website to reserve https://freshstartforhens.co.uk

10/08/2021

🖤 Please take me home 🖤

Emergency !!

We are rehoming this weekend and we have nearly 1000 hens without homes. Huntingdon Collection Point isnt open but we will open if you want hens.

Collection point open for this date are below;

If you can offer even a few hens a home please do get in touch. we will need you to complete a reservation form using the link below

https://freshstartforhens.co.uk/sun24-registration-form/

We will also need some photos of your set up to [email protected] and a minimum donation of £2.50 a hen which can be donated online

Anglesey
Basingstoke
Barnsley
Basildon
Colchester
Coventry
Gilberdyke
Gosport
Harrogate
High Wycombe
Hitchin
Horsham
Lingfield
Market Rasen
Milton Keynes
Newcastle
Pencader
Penkridge
Reading
Selby
Solihull
Sutton Coldfield
Swanley
Watton
Wisbech
Worthing

18/07/2021

17/07/2021

10/07/2021

This is Gareth Southgate a seriously impressive brahma cockerel who needs a home after coming into us today. Do you have room for him to be coming home with you? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 email us [email protected] if you want Gareth coming home to you

01/04/2021

01/03/2021

Colonel Mustard needs a home. Around 8 months and lonely.... contact us now

01/03/2021

Wally is a 9 month old leghorn who is living happily with other boys. Very passive and friendly. Needs some ladies to look after ....

01/03/2021

Visage is a 9 month old lad living with our disabled ducks at the moment due to a lack of space. He's very protective to them but not aggressive at all. Such an impressive bird. Why Visage. (Fade to Grey ... you have to be a certain age😉😉)

01/03/2021

Rodney is a half pint feisty boy around other boys but great with ladies. He is our longest serving inmate and is due for parole... no need for a tag just a loving home.

We have 19 boys waiting to come in but have no room can you help rehome one of our lovely boys

[email protected]

24/02/2021

Gorgeous cockerels needing a new home. Get in touch if you can rehome one of these boys

09/01/2021

Just over a week to go and the last 100 ducks are looking for homes! You will need to be quick as some vans are near their maximum capacity!

Ducks are available on Sunday 17th January from;

Chelmsford
Evesham
Gilberdyke
Guildford
High Wycombe
Hitchin
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Milton Keynes
Newton Abbot
Penkridge
Petersfield
Selby
Sheffield
Southam
Southampton
St Austell
Sutton Coldfield
Swanley
Wareham

If you are interested in some ducks please email [email protected] please include the following information;

Name
Address
Contact Number
Collection point
Number of ducks
A photo of your setup (please include a photo of where they will sleep and live in the day time)

Ducks are a minimum donation of £5 each and can be made via our website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk and clicking on the "donate" button.

This rehome will still be going ahead! The rehome is permissible under animal welfare and collection is under a contactless "cluck and collect".

We have written permission to continue with rehoming the ducks and are allowed to move them.

07/01/2021

Hi we are based just outside of Huntingdon and are able to take unwanted animals and rescues and find them new checked and safe forever homes. If you know of an animal needing.our help please let us know