Chickens
Bowie
Some people do mean things to innocent animals. Dear Bowie was spray painted with orange paint (you can still see some at the tip of his wing) and then dumped him over the wall of the Chatsworth Nature Preserve. Fortunately for this gentle, beautiful boy, some kind folks from the Nature Preserve saw him and called me in a panic. They knew that given his color, he would almost certainly not survive the night predators. They were able to catch him and bring him here where he will be cared for and loved the rest of his life.
Honey
A little boy figured out that all you needed was a credit card and you could order newly hatched chicks through the mail from almost any hatchery. He borrowed his mother’s credit card and ordered 60 chicks in a variety of breeds. The mother was shocked to get the call from the post office that her box of chicks was ready to be picked up. The boy eventually confessed and the mother let him keep 2 of the baby birds for fun. Luckily, the postal worker had property and was willing to take the rest of the baby birds to his home. Not surprisingly, the mother got tired of caring for the 2 birds after just 2 weeks and asked if we would take them. Honey is the smallest and sweetest of all the hens at the ranch. She would love to have a sponsor of her very own.
Lisa
Lots of people think it will be loads of fun to get “free eggs” from backyard chickens. They go and buy one of those flimsy coops from Walmart and then stuff 6 to 10 birds in there and wait for the free eggs to manifest. Sadly, when hens get overcrowded, they pick on each other and can even kill each other out of frustration and stress. Lisa was in that situation. She was found in a backyard coop with about 10 other birds and they were all in horrible condition. Fortunately for Lisa, the lady was tired of the chickens and was willing to give them to rescue. Now Lisa is a happy girl with her fluffy top and even fluffier feet. Too adorable!