WINSLOW FARM WELCOMED CLOSE TO 100 CHICKENS FROM A HORRIFYING CASE OF NEGLECT
DEB WITH CHICKENS
Our heartfelt gratitude to Plymouth Animal Shelter for their incredible tenacity and compassion on this case. They discovered over 200 Bantam chickens being kept in cramped, filthy cages with no protection from the brutal cold and with no food or water.
Many of them were already dead, and the ones who were still alive were in dire need of help. They contacted numerous rescue groups without success, so when they reached out to me, Debra White, President of Winslow Farm, said, “Bring all of them to me.”
Debra worked quickly to create two pens. When the chickens arrived at Winslow, they were exhausted and dehydrated and many needed their bodies and feet to be cleaned from the layers of excrement adhering to them. Two hens were actually held together because their feet were stuck in dried excrement. Many of the chickens are missing toes, horribly malnourished and in shock.
Debra has the chickens in a heated area in one of the farm’s buildings to keep them warm and where have received syringe feedings of electrolytes and vitamins. They are also enjoying mealworms and lettuce. The chickens are quietly resting now. They will need to remain in the heated building until they are strong enough to roam outside.
Until then, Winslow is in need of monetary donations for necessary veterinary care, heating costs and fresh produce and we need your help.
It is unbearable and outrageous to see what these chickens have suffered. But now the chickens will live as all animals are supposed to live… In peace, comfort, freedom and complete love.
Thank you for your support!
