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Almost 200 hens are facing the chop unless they can find new homes by the end of the week.<\/p>\n
At 18-months-old the egg-layers have reached the end of their commercial lives and are set to be sent to slaughter.<\/p>\n
The British Hen Welfare Trust have issued a call-out for potential new owners for 180 birds on a farm in Boncath, Pembrokeshire.<\/p>\n
If they are not found by Friday the birds could be sent for slaughter to be used in pies, soups, stocks and pet food.<\/p>\n
“We need more people to come forward to rehome them,” a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
“They have to be booked for adoption by 4pm on Friday because they need to be collected from the farm and sent straight off.”<\/p>\n
“It is a simple sad fact that of 55 million laying hens in the UK every single one is sent for slaughter.”<\/p>\n
The charity said anyone interested in having a hen should register by 14:00 BST on Friday.<\/p>\n
The spokeswoman said she had previously had pet hens named William, Olive and Gucci.<\/p>\n
She added: “They make brilliant pets. These hens are bred to be docile so they become very tame very quickly.<\/p>\n
“In a few days they will start recognising the face of a new owner and if you shake a jar of corn at them they’ll come running.<\/p>\n
“You can pick them up and cuddle them like a dog or cat and they will snooze on your lap.<\/p>\n
“And we think the sound of gentle chicken chatter is one of the best sounds you can have in your garden.”<\/p>\n
A donation of \u00a33 per bird is required to cover the charity’s costs – but they are likely to pay for themselves in eggs.<\/p>\n
The trust’s Andy Hill said: “They’re still more than happy to pop out the occasional egg.”<\/p>\n
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