Chicken Jumpers
A few days ago I was watching BBC Breakfast news when I came across an item about the ‘Chux Tux’ a knitted jumper designed to keep ex-battery hens who are mostly featherless warm this winter……I was intrigued.
After a bit of research I discovered that the pattern is available here if you feel inclined to knit one for any ex-battery hens that you may know or as a charitable gift for your local branch of the Battery Hen Welfare Trust.
That is genius! I going to get started on one now!
Do they really need them at the Battery Hen places?
blutakgirl
November 24, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hi!
I am assuming so but do not know for sure, the news article had elderly people in residential homes knitting batches of them presumably for the local BHWT, the nearest local coordinators are in Gt Totham, Essex and Epsom Surrey. Our local RSPCA sometimes re-homes ex battery hens. Do put a picture of the finished jumper on your blog
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whimsicalkitten
November 25, 2008 at 9:03 am