Found On The Net: Knitting For Chickens
Little Hen Rescue in Norwich, UK, is a non-profit organization which re-homes battery hens.
These chickens are not bred for meat, they are normally sold for slaughter after one year when their rate of egg production slows. The Little Hen rescue center buys them and then offers them on as pets.
Miranda McPherson, who runs the knitting craft club at Monkton Elm Garden and Pet Center in Taunton, said: 'The hens usually come out of farms quite bald and can be underweight. They will soon fatten up and regain their feathers with the right care, but while they are waiting for their feathers to grown back they can benefit from our knitted jumpers.
These chickens are not bred for meat, they are normally sold for slaughter after one year when their rate of egg production slows. The Little Hen rescue center buys them and then offers them on as pets.
Miranda McPherson, who runs the knitting craft club at Monkton Elm Garden and Pet Center in Taunton, said: 'The hens usually come out of farms quite bald and can be underweight. They will soon fatten up and regain their feathers with the right care, but while they are waiting for their feathers to grown back they can benefit from our knitted jumpers.
Want to knit some jumpers/sweaters for these chickens? The pattern is on http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02/26/article-1254021-087B60BC000005DC-114_468x517.jpg The pattern probably could be modified for rabbits and dogs.
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