We all keep chickens for different reasons, weather its for fresh eggs or for showing our prize birds. But one thing that all poultry people have in common is that we all care for our birds with a passion.

I am not one to preach about sad causes but the thought of how these poor birds are kept really does make me sick to the pit of my stomach.

I could never imagine any of our birds being treated like these ones, could you?

If you want a bird that will make a very tame pet and still lay you an egg then consider having one or two Ex Bats.

If you do, then check out these people who do an amazing job at rehoming them. www.bhwt.org.uk

We don't rehome them here, so please don't email us with queries about ex bats, we leave that to the people who really know what they are doing where these birds are concerned.