Compassionate Knitting: our work has got people talking about the plight of the humble battery hen.
Little Hen Rescue has been giving ex-battery hens a new start in life since July 2008.
Sadly, some of the hens we take have less than a desirable amount of feathers when they come in to us. This can be due to stress, feather plucking or induced moulting. Some are very bald indeed. We needed a solution.
Previously people had tried knitting hen jumpers, but wool has problems – hens can get their feet stuck in the knitwear – so we looked into alternatives. Fleece material provided ...
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