Please feel free to share and embed this video for educational purposes. The chickens in this video deserve to have their stories told and shared with the world so their legacy is never lost.
Update: On 17th April 2014, Queenie lost her battle to Egg Peritonitis, a disease that occurs when the contents of an egg are laid in the abdomen and becomes infected. Belle and Ruby both had similar issues, and have had significant operations and ongoing treatment.
Queenie had always been the strongest of the three hens, but her illness was well disguised and we simply were unable to save her, despite an intense rush to the vet and orders to 'do everything' to save her. This disease is common in battery hens as their reproductive organs are so heavily overworked. Their tired little bodies cannot cope with a lifetime of egg laying in such a short time in unnatural conditions.
We love you Queenie, you will never be forgotten and as this video grows in views, your legacy will continue. You will always be the Queen of our garden and may you live in every ray of sunshine and every blade of grass forever.
The story: Belle, Ruby and Queenie spent 18 months confined to a cage. With no sunlight, angled wire flooring, and barely enough room to move, they had never experienced kindness.
That was until now.
Only a few months later and things are now they way they are meant to be.
Watch the original video of their first moments of freedom here: • Ex Battery Hens First ...
Song is 'Clocks' by Coldplay. Available on iTunes.
20 окт 2012
