That's because these hens were "battery hens." They were born inside in a large farm and then spent their lives laying eggs. They didn't know what it was like to even have enough space to stretch ...

A chicken described as Britain's "last battery hen" has been given a new home, marking the end of an era for commercial laying hens, a charity has said. The hen, which has been named Liberty, will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nicola Congdon and her mother, Ann Congdon, from Cornwall, England, came up with a novel way to keep their rescue chickens warm: ...

Former battery hens are being kitted out in woolly jumpers by a rescue centre to stop them shivering in the cold. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access to our ...

When the law was changed to require battery eggs to be labelled ‘from caged hens’, people stopped buying them. Other animals ...

FORGET battery hens - now there's battery kids, as the RSPCA teaches them about animal welfare by putting them in a human-sized battery hen cage. The RSPCA visited the Cairns North primary school to ...

Controversial new government research is tipped to reveal that caged hens are generally healthier than their free-range cousins. The research by government agency AsureQuality comes at a time of ...

When Stephen Sankey's wife forced him to get rid of his noisy pet parrot Alfie, he took revenge by inviting dozens of chickens into the family home. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep ...

Battery hen production in Canada could be brought to an end five years sooner than originally planned, according to a new draft code for the care of egg-laying hens The draft code, which is being ...

Celebrity Gogglebox has provided viewers with the epic conclusion to the "battery operated chickens" saga. Earlier in the series, Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder proudly announced to his mate Bez that ...

When consumers picture farms, oftentimes our thoughts go to idyllic open fields with cows grazing, chickens foraging and pigs rolling around in the mud to cool off. Even if we do picture farms that ...