She’s here! 358 chickens (354 hens and 4 roosters) are safe at one of our Grass Valley properties! If you want to support her care, consider a donation today! Want to adopt? We are hosting adoption events the weekend of March 2nd in Grass Valley, Petaluma, and Los Altos. Apply here.
2/14/2024
There is someone I want you to meet. I wish I could share a photo of her with you, but she’s not here. Not yet.
Right now, she is at an egg farm. She’s in a flock of nearly 800 hens. I don’t know her name yet, but you can change that. You can do more than that, actually.
With your donation of $20, you’ll save one hen and provide her with two weeks of care!
For the past two years, she has been an anonymous face in a field of hundreds. Her value has been in her ability to lay an egg nearly every day. But now she is laying fewer and fewer eggs. The farm can no longer afford to feed her and this aging flock.
I hate sharing this part, but it’s the reality faced by every hen at an egg farm. If we don’t get her off the farm, she will be sent to another farm that will slaughter her. I know you don’t want that to happen and neither do I. Help me change her fate.
With your support, we head to the farm this Thursday to save her life. Not just hers, but 350 hens and 3 roosters!
Rescues like this are expensive, and we only undertake them with your support. A donation today will go toward this hen’s rescue and her care for the next two weeks. After that, we will find forever homes for her and her friends through our adoption program.
I cannot wait to introduce you to her. In fact, donate now and you’ll be the first group of supporters to meet her!
Without you, there is no us.
With compassion,
Jess Carroll
Executive Director
PS: All it takes is your $20 donation to save a hen and provide her care for the next two weeks!
Common Questions Answered
What happens to the rescued chickens after two weeks?
Unless they require lifelong specialized care, all of the hens and roosters will be placed into pre-screened adoptive homes. If you are able to drive to Grass Valley or Petaluma, California and would like to adopt, fill out our adoption form.
What about the chickens you aren’t rescuing?
We do not currently have space to intake 800 chickens at this time. Once this group of birds are placed into homes, if the remaining birds are still at the farm, we will bring them back to our sanctuary.
What about avian influenza?
Avian influenza is a significant concern for our chicken adoption program. As it has been present in the United States for more than two years, we are adjusting to a potential new reality that may become a permanent fixture.
Toward that end, our quarantine protocols are quite strict. Birds are housed on a separate property with covered indoor and outdoor space. Anyone entering the barn suits up, disinfects boots, sanitizes hands. All supplies (cleaning & medical) live within the barn. Caregivers shower after removing “dirty” suits. All garbage, including manure, is bagged and disposed of.
