Melbourne Chicken Rescue

27/01/2025

This is Groot. He's currently at Gembrook and needs a new safe and loving home as he's become too big for the hens in his flock. If you are interested, send a PM and I'll give you Lynn's contact number.

27/01/2025

This little girl was found wandering over at Ceres in Brunswick last Sunday ( not one of the Ceres hens) and has been staying with Merinda for the week. She needs to find a safe and loving forever home for her, as she doesn't have room to keep her. She took her to the vet for a check up where she got a clean bill of health, other than the awful feather loss and redness, that should clear up when she's in a stable environment with good food. If you are interested in her, please send a PM and we'll get you in contact with Merinda.

23/01/2025

EDIT!!! THE GIRLS HAVE NOW BEEN SPOKEN FOR!!

Trash from Nunawading is helping their grandfather rehome his 5 three year old Isa Browns. They prefer that they all go as a bonded group. If you have a safe and loving home and can take all 5, (please don't ask to split them up) send the page a PM and I'll give you their contact number. (Don't just make a comment here)

21/01/2025

EDIT: The girls have been rehomed.

Peter at Hampton Park wants to rehome his three 1.5 year old hens, Cheeky, Clumsy and Bighead. If you are interested in giving them a safe and loving home, please PM the page (do not just comment here) and I'll give you his contact number.

21/01/2025

A happy ending for these 2 lucky boys. And the rescued grower babies have new boyfriends to fight over!

17/01/2025

All 26 girls from yesterdays rescue out at Rushworth are safe and sound and being cared for now. A happy ending to another sad story of dumping unwanted chickens.

16/01/2025

EDIT: THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR RESPONDING. THE CAPTURE AND OVERNIGHT HOUSING HAS NOW BEEN SORTED.

We'll keep you updated as we help find homes for them.

Urgent: is there anyone over Rushworth way, near Shepparton, who can help contain around 30 dumped ex battery hens? We will coordinate their care but need someone local to get them safe before dark. Please message us if you can help

16/01/2025

Can you help with Lefty's Place Farm Sanctuary wish list? Lots of very deserving rescued animals are waiting for for their parcels to arrive!

JANUARY WISH LIST!

I haven't done a wish list since October!

HERE'S SOME ESSENTIAL THINGS I REALLY NEED -

*Contribution towards suprelorin implants. Essential for hens with reproductive problems (ie all of the Isa Browns). $454.99 for a 5 pack (excluding postage)

*Chicken Drinkers - As I have more chickens than ever and more enclosures than ever, I need more of these. https://www.dineachook.com.au/chicken-drinkers-2-4-litre/

*Omelet Eglu Cubes - I'm trying to revamp the sanctuary. Getting rid of old wooden houses that can harbour mites. I'm looking to add three of these for some smaller flocks. They are expensive. If anyone sees any on marketplace or gumtree etc, please let me know. https://www.omlet.com.au/shop/chicken_keeping/eglu-cube-large-chicken-coops-and-runs/

THINGS I WOULD LOVE BUT ARE NOT ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW -

*Energy Blocks - https://www.petstock.com.au/products/peters-energy-block-for-chickens-with-dried-mealworms-variant-100000005587?queryID=28b16477ad63b2b4a1f87628bef66b3a

Donate here via PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=M3GWHD97MERN6

Or via bank deposit -
ACCOUNT NAME: Lefty’s Place Inc
BANK: NAB
BSB: 083-451 ACCOUNT NO: 74-132-0298

Or send anything to -
Lefty’s Place
P.O. Box 392
Romsey VIC
3434

PLEASE WRITE WHAT YOU'D LIKE YOUR DONATION TO GO TO.
Thank you with all my heart! Your help means everything to the animals here and to me, Tamara, the stressed out individual who runs the show.

Pictured - Mrs Mangle

14/01/2025

If anyone is in a position to pick this girl up and give her a safe, loving home, please contact the Latrobe Valley pound.

11/01/2025

A follow up from the last grower shed rescue in Nov, where 12 tiny girls came into our care. 8 of the girls went to live out at Coldstream with Deb and family, on their gorgeous property. Jaxx the doberman is their constant body guard when they're free ranging. They have so many places to explore, they are really enjoying life being chickens. They even 'helped' repair the irrigation system today!!
These girls were destined to a life of hell, being exploited by the egg industry, but they are the lucky ones. Millions of others every year do not get rescued and are subjected to the horrors of the egg industry, being used and abused and then slaughtered when deemed no longer useful. Please stop eating eggs. Be kind to chickens.

05/01/2025

EDIT: DORA HAS NOW BEEN REHOMED.

Cheryl in Gembrook has this sweet 3 to 4 year old hen who is now on her own after losing her friend. If you're interested in giving her a safe and loving home as a companion, please send us a PM and we'll give you Cheryls contact number.

05/01/2025

First time I've been called a nebulous for not agreeing to take someones unwanted roosters who she bred knowing she couldn't keep them if they turned out to be boys. I don't even know what acting like a nebulous means! 🤪

"""Hey I am needing get rid or roosters urgently they are bantems had babies they are 2 months old and biggest one is 10 months old
Let me know if you could get someone pick them up it’s URGENT
Based in Camberwell area"""

MCR: We don't take roosters. We get hundreds of requests from people like you every month. In future think before you hatch eggs. Its so irresponsible of you to hatch them and not be able to keep them because they are boys. Didn't think that through very well did you? And how callous...'get rid of' them. Ugh....

"""😂 what a reply no need to be rude about it but ok 👌 you live and learn

clearly someone is having a bad day, and you want to comment without knowing the whole story that’s ok what I expect from people like you anyway who want to act like a nebulous""""

MCR: Your 'whole story' will be the same as everyone else trying to get rid of unwanted roosters. Demanding and expecting rescue groups to step in and help you like you are doing us a favour. I've been rescuing for 12 years and unfortunately have come across so many like you. But you would be happy for 'someone like me' to take your self imposed "problem" off your hands.

And MCR is now blocked by the delightful Mia.

30/12/2024

Look at little GPS Tracker now! (Previously known as Jackie Davies). Great navigational skills landed her at the best destination. ❤️

27/12/2024

We have been alerted to 2 poor dumped roosters who are roaming at the Caroline Springs lake. If anyone is in a position to catch and rehome them, we can put you in touch with Kasey who has seen them there. Thanks.

19/12/2024

Connective Instincts Inspired by Coco are having a 3 day pop up shop at Caroline Springs Shopping Centre, starting today. Go over and say hi and see their beautiful range of unique products!

18/12/2024

Jackie Davies(the Bush Chook), our little stray girl from Coburg who came in on Sunday, still had not had a dustbath by this afternoon, despite being offered several different options! So as she smelled so bad, I thought a bath would be nice. I had seen bald areas over her body, but being wet showed up significant bruising on those areas, her crop and legs. She seemed to enjoy the bath and subsequent blow dry. We had a cuddle afterwards to towel her off and attempted some selfies. Jack is much more photogenic than me!
Redlegs is extremely jealous of her and wants to eat everything she has. Poor Jack has copped a few headpecks from the angry Redlegs! Jack is the sweetest girl, doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She runs up to me already when she sees me coming. (Treat induced admiration of course) and yells out when she hears my voice. She is such a beautiful, trusting girl, how could anyone abuse her, which is very apparent has happened in her previous life. Another sad victim of keeping backyard hens.

17/12/2024

Yesterday was soooo hot! Our 4 crazy older girls, who had a choice of cool spaces to go, spent most of it in a plastic hutch thats set into the shed wall, with not so much as a ruffled feather! They did pop out for watermelon and other cool snacks now and then. Our little guest Jackie, a stray who came into care on Sunday, spent the day in a damp dustbath under an umbrella, with a buffet to choose from. The 3 babies, Redlegs, Twistie and Blackie, spent the day inside from 10am. They do not cope with temperatures above 30 at all. They had fun trashing the joint! I myself, was a hot sweaty mess, running inside and out, making sure everyone was okay and had enough snacks all day long.

16/12/2024

Meet Jackie Davies. Jackie was found wandering as a stray in Coburg on Sunday, and was kindly taken in by Kiya and her housemates, who looked after her until I could go and pick her up. She is another victim of abused backyard hens, skinny, just 1.5kgs, smelly and scrappy, dirty feathers. She has wire rub on her neck as though she's been caged. Her eggs are wrinkled and thin. She was more than likely dumped because of this. She is very quiet and moves slowly, which could indicate pain. She is such a sweet little girl. Loves butter lettuce, bok choy, watermelon, corn, mash and grains. She's on pain medication and a 3 day course of calcium injections to help with her issues. She spent today in a damp dustbath eating from a buffet selection. The lovely girls who rescued her from wandering in the street, named her Jackie Davies, because that night they were off to a gig to see Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks, so thought it was very fitting.