Launceston Fresh Start for Hens

17/12/2024

Time for a lovely Happily Ever After tale…

One of the little bantam boys that we managed to find a home for is settling in very well indeed. He can be seen here, supervising the build for his new extended home.. and also chaperoning his ladies around the garden. How lucky he is!

16/12/2024

UPDATE: GOLDILOCKS HAS A NEW HOME!

Meet Goldilocks! This little bantam cockerel lives in Okehampton currently. He was hatched in July, alongside his brother. Alas, there are not enough hens to have two cockerels in the group, and now he has to find his own ladies to love and cherish.

Goldilocks loves a cuddle, is well used to being handled and is a very agreeable young man. Might you have a place for him in your flock? If so, please drop me a message - let's get this little lad a new home for Christmas!

16/12/2024

Launceston Collection Point would like to wish all of our followers and rehomers a wonderful Christmas! Thank you for supporting Fresh Start For Hens!

Michelle, John, Liz and John.###

Photos kindly provided by Liz.. who is the proud hen slave of Carole Cross-beak and Co....

14/12/2024

Another hen update - this time from FSFH volunteer Liz, who you will often see cuddling a hen when you collect from Launceston CP.

“We brought 7 nearly naked little hens back from the rehoming on Saturday. They have, in just a few days, gained confidence, their crowns and faces have started reddening up, and their personalities are starting to show.

Tinsel and Angel are bold and cheeky, and like to roam and taunt the main flock through the wire. Twinkle, Carole Crossbeak, Elf and Cracker venture out of the run to scratch but stay near enough to the door to bolt back in, and sweet, nervous little Sprout prefers to stay home.

They are getting used to me and are going to bed without my help now. And for the last 2 nights, I've heard them purring as I've left. Makes my heart melt! Thank you Fresh Start For Hens."

A huge thanks for Liz and John for their support at Launceston this year.. even though Storm Daragh tried to blow us away!!! We appreciate you SO much ###

14/12/2024

I was thinking this morning about all the hens that have escaped their destination to the abattoir this year and now live their best lives with loving families and lots of henny sisters.

This message from Jo, a rehomer who collected her ladies last weekend is wonderful - these little ones are living a life that they deserve!

Jo says “They’ve settled in nicely and whilst I’m not sure I can say they’re quite friends with our other chooks yet, but they’re all sharing the garden relatively amicably. They have laid eggs every day since they arrived last weekend which has been a surprise!”

Thanks again for opening your heart and garden to these little ladies x

13/12/2024

It just makes our day to get sent feedback about your hens and how they have settled in! Here's a lovely email we recently received from one of our rehomers from 7th December:

"Just to let you know that our 11 girls have settled in very well and are an absolute delight.
Sorry for poor photos but they are currently in a huge enclosure, with some temporary netting between them and our old girls. They are not bothered by each other so it won't be long before they are all fully integrated and enjoying the whole run. We have already enjoyed many lovely eggs as well, always a bonus.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to adopt!"

10/12/2024

If you can help, we have over 1300 unreserved hens needing a warm home and some love this Christmas..
Hop, Skip and Jump over to www.freshstartforhens.co.uk to reserve your girls and give them their Fresh Start ###

The gift of saving a life this Christmas

09/12/2024

Well, that's a wrap on the last rehoming day for Launceston during 2024.
Storm Daragh certainly made an entrance with horrendous winds, storm damage and then a 36-hour power cut which made the rehoming even more eventful! Big thanks to all the wonderful rehomers who came out to collect their hens from us on Saturday - we were so pleased to see you after the little hens had travelled all the way from Wales.

The whole of the FSFH team across the UK needs a medal for what they have achieved this year - rescuing hundreds upon hundreds of hens from a horrible fate and with your help, all those ladies (and cockerels too) have now found loving homes.

There are still rehomings going on during this coming weekend, so if you'd like some more or want to share the word - there are approximately 1300 still unreserved. Let's get these little ladies safe before Christmas eh? www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

Wishing you all a safe Christmas and Healthy, Happy New Year! Remember, we are here if you need support or would like to share your photo updates as your girls settle in.

Michelle, John, Liz and John - The Launceston Collection Point Team.

06/12/2024

URGENT 1500 hens without homes 😭

1500 hens for next weeks rehome (Saturday 14th December) are without a home!

Time is running out for these girls please visit our website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

Collection points available:

Aberystwyth
Ammanford
Atherstone
Basingstoke
Bedford
Biggin Hill
Brighton 15th
Callington
Coventry
Doncaster
Goodwick
Harrogate
Haverfordwest
Hitchin
Holsworthy
Horsham 15th
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Llanfyllin
Llanidloes
Milton Keynes
North Walsham 15th
Pencader
Penkridge
Peterborough
Shrewsbury
Solihull
Sturminster Newton
Taunton
Whitland
Worthing 15th

Please share our post - we need your help!

06/12/2024

Guess what! It’s Chickmas Eve!!! See you tomorrow lovely rehomers!!!

01/12/2024

One week to go until our very last rehoming day of the year at Launceston collection point! There's still time to reserve your hens and give these little ones a loving home for Christmas..

We still have lots of hens needing homes - visit www.freshstartforhens.co.uk to reserve your little ones. 🥰

28/11/2024

REHOMED THANK YOU!!!

We are desperately looking for homes for two little pekin bantam cockerels! If you could give the lads a lovely new home each, and a flock of ladies to look after, please get in touch. Thank you!

PHOTOS to follow

You can message me on here or email: [email protected]

28/11/2024

How we love to see new hens happy in their new homes.. and that includes seeing cockerels settling in too. Lisa recently rehomed a little bantam cockerel from us and he's now called Magnus McCluckerson.

Interestingly, he has fallen head over heels for a hen called Margo and they spend all their time together.

His new mum sent us some photos and we just had to share!

If you are able to rehome a cockerel, we have two little bantam pekin boys waiting for a home and a flock of ladies.. please do email me or drop me a message on here.

Email: [email protected]

25/11/2024

Here we have Cluck Norris, our tiny little pekin bantam cockerel.. enjoying a dust bath with one of ‘his ladies’. He absolutely loves the girls and spend all day every day, rushing about and showing them where the juicy worms are. He also stops any potential bickering when the odd argument erupts.

A little cockerel (or a large one) can make a lovely addition to your hen flock - just bear in mind that they crow every loudly. Even the tiny ones 😂

Ps: the very loud baaaaa in the background is an elderly sheep demanding her dinner!

21/11/2024

We are fast approaching the very last rehoming day for 2024!

If you would like to give some of these special little ladies a wonderful new home and their best Cluckmas EVER.. please go to our website to reserve your hens now:

www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

09/11/2024

08/11/2024

So lovely to hear from one of our rehomers last weekend. Thank you for sharing this update 👌♥️

“Hi Michelle I thought you would appreciate a picture. The girls have settled in and are laying already. One has been named Attila as she is fearless! Today they've been out scratching in the leaves and I had to remind them to go off to bed! Thank you for the opportunity to adopt them! Merryn”