Willa Dean and her sisters fell off a truck en route for the slaughterhouse (from an industrial egg farm) back in May 2023. When hens stop laying 1 egg/day (it generally happens within a couple years….despite their lifespan being as along as getting into the teens) they are no longer considered profitable and the industry replaces them with young hens. When they arrived they were a hot mess. Their feathers were a sparse disaster because of the forced molting (this includes starvation) practices of industrial egg production. Their beaks are questionable (several have crossbeak). They smelled really badly and they were very thin. She also had an injured leg as a result of the fall. They came from terrible and overcrowded living conditions. Willa’s breed of chicken has been bred to lay upwards of 300+ eggs a year, when their wild counterpart would lay only around 20 for the purpose of reproduction. Those eggs really take a toll and Willa Dean was having complications with her eggs which was putting her life at risk. Farleys Farm was able to extend her life and offer reproductive healthcare which stopped the egg laying process. Willa Dean was able to heal and recover and live her days surrounded by her flock and eating lots of treats.

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Archie was rescued on Thanksgiving, 2024 with her sister Miracle. They were found on the side of the highway and were picked up by a kind community member who knew they needed help! Archie escaped an industrial turkey farm, indicated by her missing toes. It is standard practice to remove turkey’s toes in the animal agriculture industry in order to prevent scratching which would in turn lessen profits. Archie developed an infection due to this procedure and despite getting medical care, lost function of her legs and permanently disabled. She lives in a supported swing and despite her limited physical abilities, lives a very happy life indicated by her happy turkey noises and eager acceptance of treats! Thank you for allowing us to give her this life! ​

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Cleo was found wandering across the road very young and sick in the wintertime.  A kindhearted community member scooped her up and brought her to the sanctuary. We were able to help Cleo recover from her sickness, get spayed and vaccinated to protect her from future sickness, and eventually adopt her out into a wonderfully loving home where she has other cat siblings.  We are so happy for her!

 

 

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Jasmine was a fierce and vivacious survivor of a production chicken farm which closed down due to bankruptcy in 2018. She lived an incredible life traveling across country from Colorado, to beginning her life of freedom living as a Michigan city girl with her sister Hei Hei. When Hei Hei passed and she found herself getting into too many shenanigans with the neighbors she joined the country life at Farley’s Farm with her brother Big Mac and happily ate her share of wild cherries and worms.

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Thelma is a hen who Farley’s Farm took in during a polar vortex week in the winter. It was terribly cold even for those of us with access to heat and shelter…it was amazing she was even able to survive. Besides being emaciated, she suffered severe frostbite on her feet causing her to lose both of them. Luckily, chickens have some ancient dinosaur survival powers and she is able to continue living her life to the fullest without feet with some special care from Farley’s Farm. Now Thelma has gained weight and is living it up. Thelma defies the odds and encourages us all to rethink what is possible for one another!

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