Welcoming our first ex battery hens 🐓 💕 (and outtakes from April Vlogs!) | Daily Life VLOG

Hello again! I am back with another ordinary life vlog - we're picking up our first ex-battery hens and welcoming them to their life of retirement in our garden :) Also some outtakes and highlights from my April Vlogs series this year!
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[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

*Hello hello! I have had a few questions about what an "ex battery hen" is so I thought I would pin an explanation* 😊 *Our new hens are ex commercial birds, bred and kept for egg production, they have been kept indoors in cages for their whole lives. They are around 17 months old and have reached the age of their first moult, which reduce eggs production and therefore makes them no longer commercially viable, so they are sent to slaughter :(* *Organisations like the British Hen Welfare Trust rescue these hens and put them out for adoption. We rescued ours from them and the link the their website is in the description.* *For more information and a more in depth description of the egg production industry this is a good link* www.rspcaassured.org.uk/farmed-animal-welfare/egg-laying-hens/what-is-a-battery-hen/ *Thank you as ever for your comments and for welcoming Martha and Hannah!* *Ali xx* ✨

[@kristinesharp6286]

Does that happen to cage free and free range hens? Is the meat used after slaughter or wasted?

[@kaths3990]

This made me cry: with sadness for the life the dear chickens had and with happiness for the life they are going to have. Bless you. 🧡

[@sarahlloyd4069]

Well done Ali and family for rescuing Martha and Hannah, so wonderful to watch them becoming more confident and happy already ❤❤🐔🐔xx

[@pamelarobinson1379]

You are lovely to save chickens :) I wish we were neighbors, you seem so kind.

[@jurrassitol15]

Hannah and Martha already looks so much healthier…their combs have already got so much more colour from when your first brought them home. They’ve definitely gone to a really good home 😊

[@tatersprecious5827]

Oh my goodness. I had to watch bits of the vlog outtakes several times because they made me laugh! Any time you feel like putting outtakes at the end of the vlogs, we'll all enjoy them! 😂😂😂

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

😆 I have to admit I did laugh editing it together!

[@lindacarson5429]

Your new hens look so scrawny & featherless compared to your girls - so glad they've found a good home! Hennifer Lopez is genius.

[@marisadawndesigns5458]

The combs of the new chickens were already looking better in just a week! I know you’ll take great care of them!

[@nadineaugustyn130]

Thank you for sharing the beginning of your new adventure with the 2 rescue chickens. It's interesting that they immediately knew to peck and eat the grass. I've been a "loose" vegan for about a dozen years now. I say "loose" because I will eat meat/fish/dairy if I'm at someone's house or at a restaurant and that's my option. I don't complain or expect anyone to make allowances for me and my way of eating. This was a really nice video to watch, thank you once again!

[@mrsrsjournal5819]

Welcome Hannah 🐔 and Martha 🐔 to your new "Little Wonderful Life" 💕 xx

[@LeeinaRee]

Country Towny, Twisty Turney...love that phrase. ❤. The views to and fro with your new chickens are stunning indeed...so lush and so picturesque. I hope all 4 chickens will be best friends in no time. Bless you, Ali, for rescuing them. Like you, I do feel like not wanting to cook at times. Maybe we should give ourselves a break from kichen duties once a week...!!! See you again in the next vlog. Enjoy spring. Your garden is looking good.I think I spotted little patches of daisies..so pretty.

[@terri4353]

Thank you so much for saving these sweet beautiful chickens. It just breaks my heart. ❤

[@mariannalban4819]

Congratulations on your new chickens, Hannah abd Martha! Lovely names. Enjoyed the videi too. 🐔❤️🐔

[@elaineray245]

They’re so loving life now

[@keerichards7294]

So good to see you all again! It felt “cold turkey” after being spoilt by your daily aprilvlogs😊I’m so happy Martha and Hannah have a loving home now. Thanks for rescuing the ladies❤

[@SangoKSJ]

Sweet little hens, now they’re going to live happily ❤ and may I say, so good to see you all again! ❤

[@lynnewilcox8169]

Poor chickens, they looked so sad at first but they must be feeling better as their wattles are getting redder and not so pale.

[@pamelafreeman4548]

Love seeing your new hens!!❤😊

[@jodijurney8380]

Ahhhh... Martha loves you because you rescued her❤️❤️

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

What lucky chooks they are to have landed with you! ☺️💛

[@mysonruns]

So nice meeting your new chickens Hannah & Martha! i'm sure it won't be long until they are best friends with Peggy & Heyhey!

[@O1iviaR]

I've missed you all so since April vlogs! Luckily, I follow Little Drops of Wonderful, and watched your making week over the last week or so! I was absurdly delighted to ride with you and bring the hens home for a brand new life! I'm not even a chicken person! Thanks for sharing with us! 😊

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Aw thank you 😊xx

[@stevenr3162]

Congrats to the winner of the Hen-ifer Lopez, great name! Lovely to see the new additions to the family and look forward to seeing them settle in, in future vlogs. Great to see you again Ali and thankyou for the vlog😄

[@TheTwinsandMe]

Been up and down that hill a few times visiting Foal Farm and it’s such a horrible hill to pull out of!!!! I can’t wait to have a bigger garden and be able to rescue some hens, poor little things ❤ We have been eating plant based for quite a few years now and it gets a lot easier as time goes on and the Bosh books are really good

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Foal Farm, yes! It's a horrible hill that one but beautiful views :)

[@Marksgran]

Your new hens look better in just a week. I look forward to seeing their progress. X

[@se-fz5in]

Bosh! Are brilliant 😊

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

They really are!

[@chaisquarelatte3632]

Can’t believe the transformation of Hannah and Martha’s combs in one week! I hope they adapt to their new home soon and get on with the OG girls

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

I was amazed too when I was editing! Now they're even less floppy and they're getting much braver (and even sillier!) xx

[@shetlandlace]

I can't wait to see, through the next weeks, how they settle in, how their feathers fill in, and they know that they are safe and de-stressed.

[@margaretnorth7103]

It’s so good that you have your rescue chickens and I’m sure they will thrive in your care. I have always bought free-range eggs because I feel so bad about the way battery hens are treated. ❤

[@heathertucker7056]

Lovely to see Hannah and Martha settling in with you for their future life of Riley! They don’t actually look too bad apart from feather dilemma! We had some that couldn’t actually walk for a while! Such a rewarding thing to do. Loved your outtake montage xx

[@annatanzania9789]

I was not surprised the first meeting with Hannah & Martha was uneventful. Heyhey and Peggy might not have recognised them as chickens. They looked so frail poor things. I hope they soon get their feathers back and start enjoying their new life. Hope to see them again soon.

[@sharonflowers5208]

Ahh well done Ali and family for rescuing Martha and hannah x can't wait to follow their journey x

[@Danielle_nl]

The hens are so lucky to have found a home with you. Love their names!

[@Marianne-wm3vs]

They were sure rough looking , what a difference ! But those roads 😯 lol!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Those roads were tricky even for me, I'm used to twisty turny country lanes but that hill is horrible 🫣

[@karendepasquale6078]

You and Gayna are each rescuing chickens. Makes me love you both even more! Lol.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Aw yes, Gayna has lots coming to live with her! Can’t wait to see hers arrive 😃

[@margaretbinks2595]

So nice to hear from you missed you after seeing you every day in April. Poor hens how can anybody eat non free range eggs after seeing them but at least now your two are assured of a happy well cared for life.

[@Juleslovesknitting]

Great episode Ali - those girls will fluff up and fill out very nicely. We have a lady in Ocean Grove (Aust) who brings her chickens to the beach and takes them for a surf. So through your wonderful recommendations in April I crochet 2 Mabel chooks, ordered the Chinese smoky tea and have almost finished listening to Lessons in Chemistry! My pin arrived in the mail as well and looks fantastic (thanks for the surprises as well).

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Aw thank you Jules!! 🤗 Surfing chickens 😆

[@GilliBryan]

Happy chickens! ❤

[@MsLindaE1]

So happy you were able to adopt Hanna and Martha. They will blossom under your care. Nice to see the family doing family things. Can't wait to see the improvement to the chickens as they adapt to their new life. Looking forward to seeing the wall with artwork or whatever you decide to put up.

[@lorraineball7683]

Arhhh Ali, this is such a lovely video, it made me cry seeing them, well done x

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you so much Lorraine!! xx

[@elaineray245]

So sad to see the new chickens looking so thin and featherless, I’m pleased I buy organic eggs and the birds have freedom. So pleased you rescued some x

[@wendyluvsbooks1580]

How nice to adopt those chickens …… I only buy my eggs from a farm where you can see that the hens are running around free …… costs a bit more but I like knowing that the hens are free to roam around ………. Glad to know that the two you rescued will have a happy home ….. … love the clips from April 😂😂…….📚💛📚

[@ElaineB59]

I felt quite teary seeing your new chickens, bless them.

[@pamelageoghegan8859]

Hi Ali. Thanks for the catch-up. Those two wee chickens look so scrawny beside your original chickens but, hopefully, they will look better soon with all your loving care. x

[@chrismitchell4583]

I loved watching the new chickens, you are so kind, I am sure they will thrive in their new home.

[@ljcreations6094]

Well done getting the new girls!! Such a great thing to do. They’re obviously sooooo happy in their new home 🏡 🐔

[@NonaMaryGrace1952]

Congratulations to the winner. 2 lucky hens.💕NonnaGrace 🐓

[@katana164]

Lovely new chickens in a new home, I"m sure they will thrive now. 🥰

[@QuietlyCraftyLindaC]

What a great vlog- the look back was fabulous!! So, so happy for your new chickens, they are very lucky to have such a wonderful new home.

[@mairimcgowan3705]

Its great to see how well your chickens are doing and their combs (if that is what they are called) have got so much better looking.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Yes combs that's right 😊 And the redder they are the healthier they are :)

[@sandiking1584]

Love your new ladies, they will fill out and fluff up as the days go by x

[@rosajolley2054]

What a beautiful thing u have done ,look how stressful that must of been for them u can see it by the state of them ,thank god for people like you ally xxx❤

[@roxirossetti6250]

oh the poor little girls, meek little Martha and Hannah are so bedraggled! Maybe HeyHey and Peggy can give them makeovers...looking forward to seeing them blossoming into full henhood. So fun watching them enjoying some freedom after their rough start in life, and look at that, they already gave you an egg as a thank-you gift!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

"henhood"! Love that! xx

[@catherinewoodhead751]

Lovely vlog. You will find jackfruit in a tin, in my local supermarket it’s with things like tinned peas tomatoes etc. Enjoy baking from the book.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you! I tried the tinned veg and tinned fruit (long shot!) aisles, and World Food - it was probably staring me in the face and I missed it 😅 I might try Sainsbury's to get some :)

[@elaineheisler8584]

Nice to see the new chickens. It will be fun to see their adventures.

[@ericallerton809]

❤great to see your new additions to your home n,,,, 🐥🐣 Loved the out takes,, ELAINE 🏠🌻

[@PawfectPastimesAmo]

It will be great seeing their feathers come in and combes pink up. Isn’t it a pain when a series changes narrator? Got to enjoy the voice!

[@jenniferpaul4683]

Welcome Hannah and Martha to your new home!❤

[@melhartley8376]

Your new chickens look like they are adjusting well. They are lucky chickens and should feel the love. I love seeing your vlogs. Dan needs to ask about the creepy doll, I am like you still creeped out by the view of that cool.

[@carolinemagruder4276]

Love, love, love this intro to Hannah and Martha! So sweet, all your girls (Lilia and Phoebe included!). I know that feeling about fixing dinner (yawn!) and I’m always on the hunt for fast-prep healthy recipes!

[@heatheryarn]

Awwww welcome Hannah and Martha! I'm sure they'll have a lovely retirement with you all. Excellent outtakes - had me properly giggling.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😅

[@angelawilliams3343]

So fun to rescue them! I always have adopted my pets. I love dogs and guinea pigs. ❤ it's amazing what animals do for us. Love watching your vlogs.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you Angela! Aw guinea pigs and their funny little sounds are adorable, I watch too many videos of guinea pigs eating lettuce 😆

[@terri4353]

Getting distracted was hilarious!😂

[@shadowsatmidnight]

It made me laugh to see how as soon as no-one was looking Hey Hey was starting arguments 😂 chickens are so funny. I can't wait to see how floofy they get ♡

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Chickens are so funny, they have such personalities! I saw your email, I have yet to reply but THANK YOU! xx

[@mrscraftalot]

It was lovely to see the new hens pecking around the garden! Loved the outakes , too :)

[@readingoffmyshelf2088]

Great to see the chickens in their new home .

[@sandrachristiansen1404]

I'm sorry, but your new chickens are pretty funny looking! Did they loose their feathers from stress? I have a cat that kinda looked the same when we got him from the shelter. But his fur grew back in.

[@EvieO1950]

Welcome home Hannah and Martha you lucky chicks!!

[@alliehabib1654]

I love the green roasting tin book 👍🏻lovely new arrivals 🐔🐔 can you show your mini painting tin again and tell us where it was from if possible please?

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Hi Allie - this is the one www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BJZ96KP2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 (it doesn't come with the paint though) xx

[@alliehabib1654]

@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife thank you!

[@emmc9437]

Wow! That is an eye opener. The difference between your chickens and the new your chickens is shocking. Your old girls (no offense) look so healthy and well nourished. I thought all chickens look like that. Those poor rescue girls. So glad they have you guys to take care of them now. ♥

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

It shocked me too, even though I knew what to expect! Our original girls suddenly look HUGE and plump compared to the new girls 😅

[@karenannallard7278]

Enjoy your new hens. What fitting names!

[@carolinedodsworth6481]

Love the video of chicken s

[@pennyspearing2731]

Your new chickens are going to have a wonderful life and are so lucky to have been chosen. One of my sons lives near Biggin Hill and I know the area well 😊

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Beautiful area! I love it around there, but those roads, gulp!

[@jillbeck6531]

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for Hannah and Martha to start looking more healthy and feathered. In the week from arriving to the second time we saw them, they seemed friendlier and their combs appeared to be a bit redder. That may have just been the difference in light. How wonderful that you can give them a good home! I'm looking forward to seeing Gayna's at the beginning of June. Thanks for the update!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

You are right, their combs are redder every day and almost unflopped now too! Hannah is feisty and confident and Martha is getting braver but still has to recover her feathers, bless her xx

[@fleurday9438]

Lovely bookplate xxx And truly wonderful new chickens xxxxxxx

[@TheCatlady63]

Thanks for the extra episode hope the chickens settle well.

[@jillfoster6369]

Oh bless them x

[@carolyncampbell6149]

I loved the outtakes, more please, and I love you all for rescuing those chickens, poor little things, now lucky little things - well done you. I’m listening to Six Tudor Queens but had to have a break after Anne Boleyn, the end was horrific! 😳 Lovely vlog, thankyou Ali, and especially for wiggling the jammy dodger! 😂 xx

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Oh my word the end of the Anne Boleyn book traumatised me for days! But Jane Seymour's is a much gentler story to help you get over it I promise. I really enjoyed Anne of Cleves (number 4) too as I learned a lot, Catherine Howard was also a tragic tale but well told and I am now nearly at the end of Katherine Parr's story. Such a great series! xx

[@antigone3567]

Love a library book haul, Ali, welcome home Martha and Hannah 🙂

[@anikav3092]

I highly recommend The Green Roasting Tin by the same author of Sweet Roasting Tin. Some really good veggie & vegan recipes that are just throw in the pan!

[@highlandheffalump]

Jackfruit in our supermarket (Tesco) in the aisle with tinned chickpeas, tinned kidney beans etc. It usually comes in tins and takes on flavour very well. Great for a faux pulled pork type BBQ flavour dish.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Ah thank you! I checked with the tinned toms, the tinned fruit and in World Food but alas Asda didn't come up with the goods 😅 I will try Tesco next as I actually really like jackfruit, it has a lovely texture :) 😋😋

[@mandymaxwell3249]

So exciting 🐔missed you guys xxxx

[@suelongview9925]

What a o Lovely smiley vlog which means I smiled all the way through 😄. Love the montage in the middle it made me realise how expressive eyebrows are ! 😆

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you so much 😁 *wiggles eyebrows*

[@conniegroves3773]

Congrats on the new hens I loved the outtake 😂😂😂

[@ruthmcniff4765]

I agree to let your daughters explore their eating styles. If nothing else, they’ll surely appreciate parents cooking in the future. My mom always allowed me to come home from high school and cook up French toast. As long as I cleaned up, I was free to do my own thing 😉. In college I chose a vegetarian diet. Again I would put together my own meals when I was home. Kudos for great parents!!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you for this Ruth! I really appreciate it. I also remember being allowed to cook up what I wanted and it has made me a better "off book" cook now I am grown up xx

[@jeanettegillings7202]

Hello Martha and Hannah…. You will have a good life! Ali, have you thought of making some small bean bags to balance your camera? Just an idea. Take care. PS. Hubby and I giggled when you said it was a warm day at 18 degrees…. In Australia that’s a cool day!!!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Beanbags! What a great idea! I may well do this. I know 18c 😅 I bet that's jumper weather for you!

[@kimwhiting8153]

This is the BEST vlog!! I loved the chickens and the outtakes!!!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Aw! 😊 Thank you so much!

[@suecoles7824]

Aw Ali, loved this! As always so good to see you and your additions to your ever growing family 😅 such a stark difference between Peggy Sue & Hey Hey to Martha & Hannah , but they will soon look as glorious in no time especially with the goodies you provide! What a wonderful array of expressions from you in your montage, I was chortling away 😂 Martha liked sitting on you especially I noted in the soft chest area 😂😂 I am watching you knitting podcast in parts as not been well yet again but I will finish it! 😊 Love & Hugs Suze. 🥰🐓🪺🍳🤗 xxx

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Get well soon Suze!! Yes Dan said she was sitting on the "chest box" as oppose to the "nest box" but I cut that bit out 😅

[@yvonnay8904]

What are battery chickens? Thank you for adopting them. Lovely to see Dan and the girls.👏👏👏👏🐓🐓❤️💕❤️👏👏👏

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thanks for asking - they’re basically ex commercial hens. This is a really good link to explain it - www.rspcaassured.org.uk/farmed-animal-welfare/egg-laying-hens/what-is-a-battery-hen/ They are still call “ex batts” even though the battery cages are effectively banned, but the commercial birds still live in horrible conditions :( xx

[@kristinahill3708]

Lovely vlog!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you!! 😊

[@jillfoster6369]

And loved this vlog ……. Know what you mean about cooking 🙈x

[@elaineheisler8584]

Always enjoy your vlogs.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Thank you Elaine 💗

[@RonaRose20008]

Oh thank yo for the montage, it was brilant. Loved it. 😁

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

It was fun to do - glad you enjoyed it! xx

[@audreyrobinson4395]

Oh Ali I love Hannah and Martha, they will love their new home , Thank you for rescuing them. ❤

[@TheUnnur81]

❤❤❤

[@nicolamaynard9969]

Hannah and Martha have definitely ended up in a very loving home, they will look so different in a few months. ❤ I have made my own Mable chunky chicken, my youngest son has claimed her 😂

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

I think any chubby Mabel chicken left unguarded will be stolen 😅 They're irresistible!

[@nikkijohnston2891]

Awwww the chickens 🐔 ❤I love human names for animals , not going to lie have a little soft spot for Martha lol Have you tried the Pinch of nom cookbooks? We cook a lot from those, lots of variety x I actually bought the Sweet roasting tin, Lauren and the books is cooking one recipie every Friday from that book x

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

I haven't tried the Pinch of Nom books but I see them all the time, I will see if I can get one from the library to try out, thanks! I have a soft spot for Martha too, she is the sweetest girl 💗

[@karinvilim365]

I wish I could have a couple of hens, but it's against city bylaws where I live. Honestly, sometimes Canada is so backwards. I'm also so envious of how green and lush it is there. Our trees are just starting to get leaves. And we have already had smoke drifting in from forest fires in Northern British Columbia which is so early. I live in Saskatchewan which is two massive provinces over.I hope they get rain soon. Anyway I enjoyed your vlog as always. All the best to you and your family. 🐔 🐔 🐔 🐔 ❤

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

I would love to visit Canada! Hoping for rain for you! ☔xx

[@suenicholls5446]

💕😀xx Those new hens are going to have SUCH a good new life Ali. How long are they expected to live now they are with you? 🥰

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

I’m not sure, possibly another 4 years or more I hope! 🐔

[@suenicholls5446]

@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife oh, that’s very good. Longer than I would have thought! 🐓xx

[@mrericgeorge]

Hi , I noticed you had a tyre in with your chickens , up my Allotment we have been told to remove all the tyres from are Allotment s as apparently they contain harmful substances . Just letting you know in case it's the same for your chickens . ❤ 😊 .xxx

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Oh thank you! Yes we popped it in as a surface to stand on but I shall definitely look up if this could be harmful, thanks for mentioning it! Xx

[@highlandheffalump]

Oh! I have grown courgettes in an old tyre the last 2 years 😬