Hilltop Hens

27/08/2024

Minister of Agriculture has agreed to meet with FTP and they have this petition they want to give to her

Please sign so they can put some more weight in the argument that the community wants an overhaul into the welfare of pig farming

The government is about to launch an enquiry into pig welfare and have a look at animal welfare in agriculture so this is super important we show them we demand better

Thanks ❤️

After over 10,000 public submissions, hours of hearings and months of deliberations, the Victorian inquiry into pig welfare has released its final report. The report, which has already been supported by government MPs, makes 18 recommendations to end some of the most cruel and outdated practices in....

01/11/2023

It’s been an expensive year at hilltop hens and now we are reaching out for help so we can ensure we do right by our beautiful girl Goldie.
we are hoping it’s a treatable impacted crop - but it could also mean she has tumours and cancer in her ovaries and digestive system which is sadly a common issues for ex commercial hens who are bred only for their eggs and their bodies just cannot take the constant egg laying.
We have taken her to get her crop flushed and had some tests done but she is still unwell and we need to do a review of her situation so we make the right decisions- which could mean making sure she is comfortable and watching for her to let us know she is ready to leave this earth.
Any financial assistance would be gratefully received so we can make sure she is comfortable and getting the correct care.
Please send Goldie your love 💕 she is such a Gentle lady who is not Interested in getting to the top of the pecking order but a companion to all those who feel sick or picked on. She is madly in love with storm the rooster and is so caring to her best friend Evelyn 💕

Hello it’s Clare from hill top hens chicken sanctuary reaching out to our community of animal lovers. O… Clare Easton needs your support for Goldie vet bills

16/12/2022

We are having a fundraiser to help us out as we have multiple hens that require some treatments and tlc including check ups, we have a sick chicken that my have reproductive issues and we also need some hormonal implants. We don’t like to ask for help and we are always self funded however it can get quite expensive when there are multiple issues all at once which isn’t surprising after all this rain we have had

we want to make sure that when it comes to paying the vet bills we can continue to say - “cost isn’t an issue just help these girls feel great and live their best lives”

They certainly deserve it after being liberated from the intensive farming situation the lived in previously.

Thanks you for all your support and love you show our flock we all appreciate the love!

Hello, my name is Clare and I have a small sanctuary for chickens in the Dandenong ranges. We ar… Clare Easton needs your support for Hilltop Hens fundraiser

14/10/2022

are you a parent, are you a teacher? Do you have an elderly relative in a home that has had hatching programs? The power is with YOU! You need to complain to the school, the kinder, the aged care home about them running hatching programs! They are cruel especially to the male chicks which go god knows where, they don't teach about life - chicks usually hatch with a mother hen to guide them not an incubator and heavy handed humans. The hatching programs are done for money not animal welfare. Most concerning of all, we do not know what happens to the male chicks other than the ones that end up on the rooster warriors page 😬😢 please put in complaints in writing. Make them listen 💔

10/10/2022

Goldie had a trip to the vet as I just knew she wasn’t herself. Chickens are so good at hiding illness it’s really important to get to know each one their personalities as it’s so easy to miss. As soon as I took her away from the flock she let her guard down and just got some rest and snuggles in at the vets. It turns out she has gastro - which is going around a lot for animals at the moment due to all the rain we are having- lots of bacteria and parasites. She will be in antibiotics and we also have her a hormonal implant to give her body a rest for a while. Once she got back to her flock she was happy to see everyone again and ran to eat some food. She had an ultrasound as I was concerned about reproductive issues but I’m so relieved to find out that she is doing well. Please send her your well wishes and we hope she gets better asap!

10/05/2022

Can’t get over how cute and tiny pebble is 💗

07/05/2022

Lots of space for these ex battery hens to just be chickens at last and they are loving life -and so they should

Can you imagine they spend 2 years of their lives crammed into a cage- the legal minimum here is Australia is 18 hens per M2

Let that sink in for a moment….. that’s 18 chickens in a metre squared wire cage with no flooring, no roosts, no soil, no mental stimulation, laying with no privacy or nesting box, no hay, no raspberries…. Laying every single day…. Until they are considered spent at 2 years old where they are rough handled into tiny crates, shipped of in a truck and hung upside down to get their throats slit and dumped in boiling water (sometimes still alive…)

Now this is not acceptable on any level- fact not opinion

even if agriculture say it is ethical it’s all bu****it and lies- do you think it is ethical? I mean it’s pretty obvious this is not acceptable right?

I can’t believe our girl’s were saved from all that, my heart breaks for those we cannot save - but we will continue to fight and advocate to end caged eggs for good.

06/05/2022

Evelyn looking spectacular as a ray of sunshine appeared through the clouds lighting her up 💗 she is a beautiful colour with her new winter feathers. Evelyn was found in the street with Harper and their story is unknown- maybe dumped or escapees but whatever their story was they have started a wonderful new chapter here in the forest 💗

05/05/2022

Happy to report that storm has been signed off as healthy and is able to join the flock again- much to the delight to all his girls they went bananas over him today! He just needs to finish his course of antibiotics in about a week and then we wait for his beak to grow. Thank goodness he is on the mend. We love you storm!!!

01/05/2022

Wise old Kemistry, she has the darkest brown feathers and everyone respects her in the flock. She absolutely loves cucumber, raspberries, weetbix and eggs and when you pick her up she snuggles into you- but just for a short time - she is a busy lady with lots to do in the garden. 💗

29/04/2022

Summer chilling out on a rainy day -this is her favourite spot in the run after a good time out free ranging in the garden. They love to hang out in their run as there is heaps of hay, yummy food, roosts and weather protection. Nice place to sit and observe the garden and chat to your mates!