Cream on Top Hen Hotel

17/08/2024

17/08/2024

🥳 **ITS REHOMING DAY** 🥳
The girls (and a few boys) will soon be on their way to our collection points, all super excited to meet their new families later.
🥰 have a fab day everyone 🥰

15/08/2024

09/08/2024

******ATTENTION ALL CHICKEN PEOPLE*******

Ok, so I can’t believe that reservations are STILL OPEN for 17th August these should have been full and closed ages ago!
These girls are depending on us, so please 🙏 Do you have room to squeeze a few more into your flock.
These are free range girls looking for retirement homes 🥰
Please visit the website for reservations
MINIMUM donation is £2.75per hen and pictures of your current set up will be required.
If you can’t help at the moment, please share this post far and wide…come on , let’s save these beautiful souls …they have worked so hard and deserve a break 🥰
Www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

21/07/2024

Welcome to Fresh Start for Hens We are a not for profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to rehoming hens from the commercial egg production sector. OUR … Continue reading "Home"

14/06/2024

Desperately seeking a 🏡 less than a year old. Please let me know asap if you have space in your coop for a new handsome chap.

25/04/2024

17/04/2024

Three more sleeps until retirement Cornhill Farm ladies 🥳

29/03/2024

27/03/2024

Collection points for 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th April

23/02/2024

We are now taking reservations for our next rehoming on 20th April from the amazing Cornhill Farm.. please get your girls secured asap so you’re not missing out.
These gorgeous hens are always very in demand.. the weather is looking rubbish this weekend so it’s a perfect excuse to fire up the laptop and send in your photos and donations. 🥰 any questions just drop me a message… What are you waiting for 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

06/02/2024

Reservations are now open for our next rehoming day on 20th April 2024
www.freshstartforhens.co.uk 🥰

27/10/2023

We are “eggcited” to announce our next rehoming will be 20th January 2024.
So as the clocks go back this weekend, use that extra time wisely and reserve your girls.
www.freshstartforhens.co.uk
Help us reduce admin hours by sending in your coop and run photos, plus your donation all together. 🥰

22/09/2023

One more sleep.!! 🥰

20/09/2023

04/08/2023

It's Chickmas Eve and our drivers and collection points are preparing for a busy day tomorrow with almost 3000 organic free range hens due to go off to their new homes.

Demand for these hard working ex commercial girls has been high recently and reservations have closed weeks before the rehome date.

If you missed out, or just looking to increase your flock, these are the upcoming dates and locations you could collect some hens from:

Ammanford – 2nd & 16th September
Aylesford – 16th September
Barry – 16th September
Basildon – 16th September
Braintree **NEW** – 16th September
Brecon – 23rd September
Bristol – 2nd September
Brixham – 23rd September
Burford – 23rd September
Callington – 23rd September
Colchester – 16th September
Coventry – 23rd September
Crowborough **NEW** – 16th September
Darlington – 16th September
Devizes – 23rd September
Dolgellau – 2nd September
Durham – 16th September
Eastleigh – 16th September
Evesham – 23rd September
Folkestone – 16th September
Goodwick – 2nd September
Guildford – 23rd September
Hailsham – 16th September
Haverfordwest – 2nd September
Hertford – 23rd September
Hitchin – 23rd September
Holsworthy – 23rd September
Horsham – 16th & 23rd September
Holmfirth – 16th September
Huntingdon – 23rd September
Launceston **NEW ** – 23rd September
Llanidloes – 23rd September
Malvern – 23rd September
Melton Mowbray – 23rd September
Newark – 23rd September
Petersfield – 23rd September
Pontyclun – 2nd September
Reading – 16th September
Ross-on-Wye – 23rd September
Selby – 16th September
Sidmouth – 23rd September
Solihull – 23rd September
St Austell – 23rd September
Sturminster Newton – 23rd September
Taunton – 23rd September
Tunbridge Wells – 16th September
Watton – 16th September

Please visit our website to reserve, www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

29/07/2023

Edit *Now All Reserved*

We still have some hens available for re-homing locally on the 16th September - go to our website to reserve yours for collection from the farm yourself www.cornhillfarm.co.uk/hen-rehoming/ they’re going fast though!

If you live further afield from us, Fresh Start 4 Hens will be re-homing the rest of the flock on the 23rd September and distributing them from collection points around the UK. Go to their website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk if you’d like some from them!

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18/07/2023

Have you booked your summer holidays yet.?
We have limited availability for August and September so if you need all inclusive boarding for your chooks, ducks, bunnies and small animals please don’t hesitate to get in touch
www.henhotel.co.uk

16/07/2023

**RESERVATIONS ARE NOW OPEN**
We are pleased to announce our next rehoming date will be 23rd September 2023
Register today at www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

03/06/2023

Another 3000+ little ladies off to start the first day of retirement today. Good luck girlies 🥰

19/05/2023

Why are eggs so expensive? Here’s what a farmer and 14,000 hens told me. Via The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/may/18/why-are-eggs-so-expensive-heres-what-a-farmer-and-14000-hens-told-me

06/05/2023

June dates are now open and accepting reservations!

3rd & 17th June will be the dates for your diary with the following collection points open;

Ammanford – 3rd & 17th June
Aylesford -3rd June
Barry – 3rd June
Basildon – 3rd June
Basingstoke – 17th June
Beccles – 17th June
Brecon – 20th May
Bristol – 3rd June
Burford ** NEW ** – 3rd June
Callington **NEW** – 3rd June
Chelmsford – 3rd June
Congleton – 17th June
Coventry – 3rd & 17th June
Crewe – 17th June
Darlington – 3rd June
Dolgellau – 17th June
Durham – 3rd June
Eastleigh – 17th June
Ellesmere Port – 17th June
Evesham – 17th June
Folkestone – 3rd June
Guildford – 3rd June
Harrogate – 3rd June
Haverfordwest – 3rd June
Herstmonceux **NEW** – 17th June
High Wycombe – 3rd & 17th June
Hitchin – 17th June
Holsworthy**NEW** – 3rd June
Horsham – 17th June
Holmfirth – 17th June
Huntingdon – 17th June
Ipswich – 17th June
Lincoln **NEW** – 17th June
Lingfield – 17th June
Mablethorpe – 17th June
Market Rasen – 17th June
Melton Mowbray – 3rd June
Merthyr Tydfil – 3rd June
Newark **NEW** – 3rd June
Newton Abbot – 17th June
North Walsham – 17th June
Northampton **NEW** – 3rd June
Pencader – 17th June
Penkridge – 3rd June
Pontyclun **NEW** – 3rd June
Reading – 17th June
Ross-on-Wye – 17th June
Scunthorpe – 17th June
Sidmouth **NEW** – 17th June
Solihull – 3rd June
St Austell – 3rd June
Taunton – 17th June
Whaley Bridge – 17th June
Whitland – 3rd June
Wisbech – 17th June

Visit www.freshstartforhens.co.uk to register your hens and please share our post as it really does help!

Volunteers, including drivers, collection points hosts/ helpers and farm team, are always welcome.

21/04/2023

***BREAKING NEWS***
You lot are so flippin awesome that reservations have gone mental for 13th May.
We really need you to send in your photos and donations asap to secure your hens so that you are not disappointed.
We cannot thank you enough for your support in helping us find these gorgeous free range hens forever retirement homes 🥰

15/04/2023

Safe travels ladies and gents 🥰

Good morning from beautiful South Wales!

The farm team have been catching and crating for an hour now and have approximately 1000 hens loaded onto the back of the vans.

Just 2000 ro go.....

We really hope you're looking forward to getting your hens today. They are a little bit scruffy but really calm 😊

14/04/2023

One more sleep 🥰

11/04/2023

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**BREAKING NEWS**

Housing order to end on 18th April. Full story here>> https://www.bfrepa.co.uk/news/housing-order-to-end-on-18th-april/127

07/04/2023

Have you have reserved hens with us for 15th April?
Please use the Easter break to complete your reservation and send in your outstanding photos and/or donation ASAP
We still have a few left looking for retirement homes www.freshstartforhens.co.uk