Category: Rehoming news

August update & homes urgently needed for September

August has been a continuation of a busy summer for Fresh Start for Hens.

Hens need our help to be rescued and FSFH has risen to the challenge.

Rehomes events have been taking place every week across England & Wales since the 17th July and they are set to continue weekly until November! This is where we need your help!

Three dates are currently taking reservations which are 4th, 11th & 18th September from the following collection points;

Ammanford (18th September)
Andover (18th September)
Aylesford (18th September)
Barry (11th September)
Basildon (11th & 18th September)
Basingstoke (11th September)
Bradford (4th September)
Bridlington (4th September)
Bromsgrove (18th September)
Burton on Trent (11th September)
Chelmsford (11th September)
Colchester (18th September)
Congleton (4th & 18th September)
Darlington (4th September)
Daventry (18th September)
Eastleigh (18th September)
Evesham (18th September)
Folkestone (11th September)
Harrogate (4th September)
High Wycombe (18th September)
Hitchin (11th & 18th September)
Horsham (11th & 18th September)
Huntingdon (11th &18th September)
Ipswich (4th September)
Lingfield (11th September)
Mablethorpe (18th September)
Market Rasen (18th September)
Melton Mowbray (18th September)
Merthyr Tydfil (11th September)
Milton Keynes (18th September)
Newcastle (18th September
North Walsham (18th September)
Nottingham (11th September)
Pencader (11th September)
Penkridge (4th & 18th September)
Reading (11th September)
Ross-on-Wye (18th September)
Rotherham (4th September)
Scunthorpe (4th September)
Selby (4th September)
Solihull (18th September)
Southampton (11th September)
Spalding (18th September)
St Austell (11th September)
Stourbridge (18th September)
Sutton Coldfield (18th September)
Swanley (11th & 18th September)
Taunton (11th September)
Tenbury Wells (11th September)
Wakefield (4th September)
Wareham (11th & 18th September)
Warminster (11th September)
Watton (11th September)
Whitland (18th September)
Wisbech (4th September)
25th September and 2nd October dates will be coming shortly with further October dates announced later as well. More collection points will be open on future dates soon.
If you would like to reserve some hens please click here to register.

 

4 new dates for July & August!

31st July, 7th, 14th & 21st August dates are now LIVE on the website!
This summer there are 8000 hens we need homes for across 4 dates from 5 farms!
31st July (1400), 7th August (1500), 14th August (3000) & 21st August (1900 & 300)
The following collection points are open;
Anglesey (14th August)
Aylesford (21st August)
Barnsley (14th August)
Basildon (31st July, 14th & 21st August)
Basingstoke (14th August)
Bracknell – hens available now
Bradford (21st August – working through our waiting list for this location)
Burton on Trent (7th & 21st August)
Chelmsford (21st August)
Colchester (31st July & 14th August)
Coventry (7th, 14th & 21st August)
Evesham (31st July & 21st August)
Gilberdyke (14th August)
Gosport (14th August)
Hailsham (31st July)
Harrogate (14th August)
Hastings (31st July)
High Wycombe (14th August)
Hitchin (7th & 14th August)
Horsham (31st July, 14th & 21st August)
Huntingdon (7th August)
Ipswich (21st August)
Lingfield (31st July, 7th, 14th & 21st August)
Llanidloes (21st August)
Market Rasen (31st July)
Melton Mowbray (21st August)
Newcastle (14th August)
Newton Abbot (7th August)
Pencader (14th August)
Penkridge (14th August)
Petersfield (31st July)
Reading (31st July, 7th, 14th & 21st August)
Ross-on-Wye (21st August)
Sandhurst (31st July)
Scunthorpe (21st August)
Selby (14th & 21st August)
Sheffield (31st July)
Solihull (14th August)
Southampton (31st July & 21st August)
Spalding (21st August)
St Austell (7th August)
Sutton Coldfield (14th August)
Swanley (14th August)
Taunton (7th August)
Tunbridge Wells (21st August)
Wakefield (21st August)
Wareham (31st July, 7th & 21st August)
Watton (14th August)
Whitland (21st August)
Wisbech (31st July & 14th August)
Worthing (14th August)
Register on the website if the collection point you are interested in has a couple of dates please include which date you would prefer.
Please share this post with your friends and family to get these hens the homes they deserve!

URGENT APPEAL – 1000 hens without homes!

URGENT APPEAL!
1000 hens are still without homes for next week!
Are you ready for hens? Can you send through your photos and donation over the weekend? If so please complete the registration form. Please share with friends and any local groups who can help.
5th June – 1000 free range hens still available from;
Basingstoke
Burton on Trenthttp://209.97.134.234/sun24-registration-form/
Congleton
Coventry
Darlington
Dolgellau
Evesham
Gilberdyke
Harrogate
Hitchin
Huntingdon
Ipswich
Llanidloes
Market Rasen
Milton Keynes
Newcastle
Nottingham
Penkridge
Ross on Wye
Rotherham
Sandhurst
Scunthorpe
Selby
Sheffield
Southminster
Spalding
Sunderland
Wakefield
Watton
Wisbech
12th June – 1000 hens also available
Acle
Andover
Aylesford
Basildon
Chelmsford
Colchester
Eastleigh
Folkestone
High Wycombe
Horsham
Lingfield
Newton Abbot
Pencader
Reading
Southampton
Swanley
Taunton
Thanet
Wareham
Whitland
Wisbech
Worthing

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.

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