Minehead Fresh Start for Hens

06/02/2024

Can we honestly live in world where this is acceptable? Factory farming - beef, lamb and pork consumption has gone down in the last 40 years but chicken consumption has gone up and up because it is cheaper and easier to manage. This is one of the ways they keep up with demand...

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01/02/2024

URGENT
We have 20 mix Lohmann White Leghorn Maran hens looking to be re-homed this Saturday 3rd February. They are all approximately 15 months old so still laying well. If interested please contact the main Fresh Start for Hens website
https://freshstartforhens.co.uk/1-registration-form/

with your reservation request and see you on Saturday for pick up! Thank you for your Support! X

Registration Form Our diary is full of farms wanting us to rehome their hens, so please register your interest. We have made a slight change to our methods of operation … Continue reading "Register for hens and ducks"

26/11/2023

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27/10/2023

MINEHEAD COLLECTION POINT
Next Collection Day - 20th JANUARY 2024
Hens being released from a commercial egg farm in Cornwall - 2000 hens need to be re-homed that day (otherwise they would go to slaughter).
Anyone wanting to help these rescue hens looking for their forever home please register at FRESH START FOR Minehead Fresh Start for Hens

(This is in addition to the already booked rehome of hens from the Exmoor Farmer but still waiting for collection date in Nov 2023)

Registration Form We are actively rehoming again, taking reservations, and our diary is full of farms wanting us to rehome their hens, so please register your interest. We have made a slight change to our methods of operation and are now accepting reservations for all the collection points, so pleas...

12/10/2023

Welcome to Fresh Start for Hens We are a not for profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to rehoming hens from the commercial egg production sector. OUR … Continue reading "Home"

11/10/2023

PLEASE DO HELP IF YOU CAN - WE REALLY WANT TO STOP THEM GOING TO SLAUGHTER!?
Hello Everyone - a local exmoor farmer is wanting to rehome approximately 40 mix Lohmann White Leghorn Maran hens around 10th November 2023. If you are interested please let me know or Fresh Start for Hens https://freshstartforhens.co.uk - they will be £2.75 each and normal registration requirements apply. Many thanks. Angela X

Welcome to Fresh Start for Hens We are a not for profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to rehoming hens from the commercial egg production sector. OUR … Continue reading "Home"

23/11/2022

LAST MINUTE REHOMING REQUIRED...
The Farmer in Wheddon Cross is bringing approx. 10 organic Speckled hens to to me tomorrow that will need rehoming. Anyone interested please contact head office and reserve as soon as you can. X

[email protected]

Registration Form Our diary is full of farms wanting us to rehome their hens, so please register your interest. We have made a slight change to our methods of operation … Continue reading "Register for hens and ducks"

08/10/2022

Strange question - does anyone have any Flubenol or Aviverm medicine for hens by chance that I can buy?

12/09/2022

8th October – 5500 organic free range hens (Macs Farm) – approx. 500 hens left to find homes - Anyone interested please do get in touch x

(Next Rehoming Date 24th September -2500 free range hens – Reservations now closed!)

31/08/2022

Hello Rescue Hen Rehomers

There is a farmer in Wheddon Cross area who is wanting to rehome approx. 70 hens in the next couple of weeks. They are a lovely mixture of different colours, marrans, speckeldys, etc. If anyone is interested in taking a few on do contact either me or Fresh Start for Hens to get reguest and registration in.
Thanks very much.

21/06/2022

Just to let everyone know that Minehead Collection Point isn't doing a rehoming now until September. Anyone interested over the summer please book at the Taunton CP.
Thanks very much for all the rehoming so far! x

04/05/2022

MINEHEAD COLLECTION POINT
Next Collection Day - 21st May 2022
Hens being released from a commercial egg farm in Cornwall - 2400 organic hens need to be re-homed that day (otherwise they would go to slaughter).
Anyone wanting to help these rescue hens looking for their forever home please register at

Registration Form We are actively rehoming again, taking reservations, and our diary is full of farms wanting us to rehome their hens, so please register your interest. We have made a slight change to our methods of operation and are now accepting reservations for all the collection points, so pleas...