We currently have 17 hens here, along with our cockerel Noodle, who is a very handsome and well-mannered boy. Our chickens are great to have around and provide a real sense of hustle and bustle to the open yard and barn. They also provide us with wonderful truly free-range eggs. Our hens come from various places. We usually take on ex-battery chickens from rescue organisations or take in the odd chicken here and there who needs a new home for whatever reason – some are being bullied where they live or owners have decided to stop keeping chickens, etc.