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End to Flockdown & Mega May Madness – 6k in one day!

The sun is shining, the days are getting longer and with flockdown coming to an end there is a real buzz amongst all our volunteers at Fresh Start For Hens!

Three new dates have been announced for May including our largest rehome in a single day.

We will be rehoming 5500 free range organic hens from our friends at The Macs farm on the 8th & 15th May. These hens are very popular and if you would prefer to reserve some of these girls please add a note when you are reserving.

22nd May will be our biggest single rehoming in one day! 6k in one day! The fantastic volunteers will be catching, transporting and rehoming these girls in one single day.

There is a good spread of collection points across England and Wales and may be able to open a couple more sites in the next couple of weeks. The collection points open for our May dates plus for a limited number on the 17th April are listed below;

Ammanford (22nd May)
Andover (8th & 22nd May)
Anglesey (22nd May)
Barnsley (17th April, 15th & 22nd May)
Basildon (8th May)
Basingstoke (8th May)
Boston (15th May)
Bradford (17th April & 8th May)
Bridlington (22nd May)
Bristol (8th & 22nd May)
Bromsgrove (8th & 22nd May)
Burton on Trent (8th & 22nd May
Chelmsford (17th April & 8th May)
Colchester (17th April & 22nd May)
Congleton (15th & 22nd May)
Coventry (8th & 22nd May)
Darlington (8th & 22nd May)
Dolgellau (8th & 22nd May)
Eastleigh (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Evesham (15th & 22nd May)
Folkestone (17th April)
Garstang (15th May)
Gilberdyke (17th April & 22nd May)
Gosport (17th April & 8th May)
Harrogate (8th & 22nd May)
Hastings (17th April & 8th May)
High Wycombe (8th May)
Hitchin (15th & 22nd May)
Horsham (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Huntingdon (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Ipswich (8th May)
Lingfield (8th May)
Llanidloes (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Mablethorpe (17th April & 15th May)
Malvern (17th April & 22nd May)
Market Rasen (17th April & 22nd May)
Mansfield (17th April & 15th May)
Melton Mowbray (15th & 22nd May)
Merthyr Tydfil (22nd May)
Milton Keynes  (17th April & 22nd May)
Newcastle (8th & 22nd May)
Newton Abbot (22nd May)
North Walsham (8th May)
Pencader (15th & 22nd May)
Penkridge (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Petersfield (17th April & 22nd May)
Reading (8th & 22nd May)
Ross-on-Wye (17th April, 15th & 22nd May)
Scunthorpe (17th April & 22nd May)
Selby (17th April, 8th, 15th & 22nd May)
Sheffield (8th & 22nd May)
Solihull (15th & 22nd May)
Southampton (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
St Austell (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Stoke-on-Trent (22nd May)
Sunderland (17th April & 22nd May)
Sutton Coldfield (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Swanley (17th April)
Taunton (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Thanet (17th April & 8th May)
Tunbridge Wells (8th May)
Wakefield (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Wareham (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Warminster (17th April, 8th & 22nd May)
Watton (8th & 22nd May)
Whitland (22nd May)
Winsford (15th May)
Wisbech (15th & 22nd May)
Worthing (15th May)
If you are interested in one of these dates please complete a registration form including the rehome date you would be interested in.
We need your help to make their dreams of a Fresh Start in life a reality! If you can not take any then we do appreciate you sharing our rehome dates.  If you would like to share about our rehomes on social media we are on Facebook & Twitter. 

First rehome of 2021 will be 650 Cherry Valley ducks!

Sunday 17th January will be the rehome date when we will rehome 650 Cherry Valley Ducks!
They will be available from;
Bristol
Chelmsford
Evesham
Gilberdyke
Guildford
High Wycombe
Hitchin
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Milton Keynes
Newton Abbot
Penkridge
Petersfield
Selby
Sheffield
Southam
Southampton
St Austell
Sutton Coldfield
Swanley
Wareham
To reserve some you will need to visit the website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk and register.
Please include a note in the additional information section requesting ducks.
The girls are 2 years old and currently in a commercial setting for eggs.
The usual home checks apply and we ask for a minimum donation of £5 per duck.
If you would like more information you can email our duck team on ducks@freshstartforhens.co.uk
Remember sharing is caring to help get these girls a Fresh Start for the new year.

HENMERGENCY 1500 caged hens need YOUR HELP!

HENMERGENCY!!
Next WEDNESDAY 16th December 1500 hens will be liberated from their cages and they WILL be the last ones from this farm as it closes and the cages removed!
We NEED YOUR HELP!!
Hens will be available from the following points:
Colchester
Coventry
Daventry
Evesham
Gilberdyke (collect on 19th December)
Harrogate
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Malvern
Milton Keynes
Newton Abbot
North Walsham
Penkridge
Reading
Selby
Sutton Coldfield
Swanley
Wareham
Wisbech (collect on 19th December)
Please visit the website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk to register.
Collection points are limited due to the mid week rehome but some may be flexible on the pick up depending on their own setup so please ask.
If you can not take some for yourself, we would appreciate your shares with friends, family and local pages.

New December collection points

2500 hens have secured their forever homes for this weekend and the final touches are being made.

 

When the opportunity came up to rehome another 1800 hens from a barn farm we grabbed it with both hands! Now we need your help!

 

The following collection points have now been added:

 

Andover

Anglesey

Burton on Trent

Darlington

Dolgellau

Eastleigh

Leyburn

Newcastle

Newton Abbot

Penkridge

Petersfield

Reading

Scunthorpe

Sunderland

Sutton coldfield

Wareham

Weston-super-Mare

 

If you can offer a home to some hens visit the “register” form on the website.

There are more collection points already open on the 5th December and again on the 12th December with good national coverage.

 

November & December rehome dates

We have 3 rescue dates, 28th November and 5th & 12th December.
Multiple collection points are available throughout England & Wales.
We have around 5,000 hens yet to be reserved for these dates, that’s a LOT of hens that need help!
We’re operating to a COVID secure cluck & collect model and currently have APHA written permission to continue; we’ve ensured that we’re “above board” from both COVID & AI perspectives.
2020 has been a pretty rubbish year for most of us; what better way to see it out than by saving a few precious lives…and maybe getting some of the best eggs ever into the bargain?
28th November (2500 free-range hens) 
Ammanford, Andover, Aylesford, Basildon, Bristol, Burton on Trent, Chelmsford, Colchester, Congleton, Coventry, Dolgellau, Folkestone, Horsham, Huntingdon, Ipswich, Llanidloes, Mablethorpe, Market Rasen, Melton Mowbray, Merthyr Tydfil, Newcastle, Pencader, Scunthorpe, Selby, Sheffield, Solihull, Spalding., Sunderland, Swanley, Wareham, Warminster, Watton, Whitland, Wisbech
5th December (1600 free-range hens)
Acle , Basildon, Beccles, Chelmsford, Colchester, Coventry, Evesham, Harrogate, Herne Bay, Hitchin, Huntingdon, Ilkeston, Ipswich, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Melton Mowbray, Milton Keynes, North Walsham, Selby, Spalding, Solihull, Swanley, Thanet, Tunbridge Wells, Wisbech
12th December (2500 free-range hens)
Alfreton, Barnsley, Barry, Basildon, Basingstoke, Bradford
Burton on Trent, Chelmsford, Congleton, Coventry, Daventry, Dolgellau, Eastleigh, Gosport, Hailsham, Harrogate, Hastings, Haverfordwest, Hitchin, Horsham, Ipswich, Lingfield, Llanidloes, Malvern, Market Rasen, Melton Mowbray, Milton Keynes, North Walsham, Reading, Ross on Wye, Sandhurst, Solihull, St Austell, Sutton Coldfield, Taunton, Wakefield, Wareham, Warminster, Watton, Whitland, Winsford, Wendover
To register for any of these dates please visit the “register hens” section on the website.

7th & 14th November rehome dates

Less than 2 weeks to go until our next back to back rehomes.
2400 hens – 7th November & 2500 hens – 14th November
The following collection points are available, with the majority of our collection points either have no waiting lists now or are very short.
🐔7th November🐔
Ammanford (FULL) – Andover  – Barnsley – Boston – Bradford (FULL)
– Congleton – Darlington – Dolgellau (FULL) – Guildford (NEW) – Harrogate (NEW) – High Wycombe – Hitchin – Huntingdon – Leyburn (FULL) – Mablethorpe – Malvern – Milton Keynes – North Walsham (FULL) – Oxford – Reading (NEW) – Ross on Wye – Sandhurst – Selby – Sheffield – Solihull – Spalding – Stourbridge – Watton – Wendover – Winsford – Whitland
🐔14th November 🐔
Alfreton (FULL) – Anglesey – Barnsley – Basildon – Basingstoke – Bromsgrove – Burton on Trent – Chelmsford – Colchester – Coventry – Eastleigh – Folkestone (NEW) – Gilberdyke – Hailsham – Hastings – Herne Bay (NEW) – Horsham – Ilkeston – Isle of Wight (NEW) – Lingfield – Market Rasen – Melton Mowbray (FULL) – Newton Abbot – Nottingham – Rugby – Sandhurst – Scunthorpe – Solihull – Taunton – Tenterden – Thanet – Tunbridge Wells (FULL) – Wakefield – Wareham
Two more dates are being planned and will be announced shortly.
Hens are allocated on a first come first served basis, both collection points and van have limited capacity. Please note your reservation is not complete until both your donation and photos are received.
Visit the website to register and our reservations team will be in contact. www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

Duck rehome date – 17th October

300 ducks looking for homes!
17th October the following collection points will be open for our Cherry Valley rehome
Braintree
Chelmsford
Huntingdon
Lingfield
Newton Abbot
Solihull
Spaulding
St Austell
Swanley
Wareham
Reservations can be made by emailing ducks@freshstartforhens.co.uk
Please include;
Name
Collection point
Address
Contact number(s)
Number of ducks (maximum of 10 due to limited availability)
Photo of setup
Ducks are a minimum donation of £5 each which can be made by visiting our website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk 
Be quick as these will be allocated on a first come first served basis and they really get quacked up!
                                                             

2000 hens NEED homes!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
2000 hens NEED homes!
Please SHARE our post!
Our farm team will be collecting these over 2 dates (3rd & 10th October) and have lots of spare capacity at several collection points around the country.
We hope these can be rehomed very quickly with your help sharing our post 🙂
The map below shows the locations with spare van space.
If you can offer these lovely girls a retirement they deserve please visit our website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk to complete a registration form with the October date if you are ready to rehome them.
To help our small reservations team please send your photos to adminteam@freshstartforhens.co.uk and include your collection point and the collection date you would like.
Donations can be made by clicking on the “donate” button on the website.
Did you know we have over 100 collection points and are planning our next 4 rehome dates before Christmas and our duck date will be launched tomorrow 😉
You can register on the website for any of our collection points and the team will be in contact once reservations are open.

All ducks have been reserved!

After a rather frantic weekend, all 800 ducks have now been reserved!

Thank you all for your fantastic response.

If you missed out, you may like to know we will have more ducks available at the end of January/beginning of February.

In the meantime, we have another 10 hen rehoming dates booked between now and Christmas, and are working hard to ensure the maximum number of our collection points can open for at least 2 of these dates, so lots of opportunities to get some lovely pets.

If you want hens or ducks, please join our waiting list and add a note.
http://209.97.134.234/waiting-list