Donations typically support feed, bedding, vet care, transport, shelter, rescue supplies + educational resources.

Yes! We often need feed, bedding, parasite/vermin control products, carriers, shelters, fencing equipment, gardening equipment, landscape supplies and towels/blankets. Contact us for the current priority list!

Yes — where the donation method supports receipts. If you don’t receive one automatically, contact us with your donation details and we’ll help.

We service the world — chookies have universal traits no matter the location! But for rescues, our reach is currently focused on South East QLD to Northern NSW, Australia. We aim for more in time.

Please be patient with us, we are a 100% volunteer run charity, and have variables on when people are available to monitor inbound questions etc.  
We suggest any emergency care needs are seen to promptly by a Vet.

We welcome sponsorships, workplace giving, matched donations, in-kind support (feed, bedding, transport), event support, and services (printing, marketing, logistics) where appropriate.

Yes, depending on capacity and the tasks. We can also offer “micro-volunteer” support options (collection drives, transport runs, admin, awareness campaigns).

Yes! Tell us what you’d like to contribute and we’ll confirm whether it matches current needs and how to deliver it.

Foster carers provide short-term care while we assess health and find a permanent home.

All that is involved, is a safe separate area for quarantine and willingness to follow care guidance and give plenty of attention and kindness.

We get it, its exciting to have some spunky lil feathered friends come into your life.  We are capable of rescuing caged hens a few times a year, usually between July – Oct.  So hens become available once we have assessed the flock and determined how many we need per adoption day location.
We only have limited capacity on how many hens we can support at any one time, so it takes all our resources to stay on track during our rescues.  

Best advice is, become a Mother Clucker as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.  

Sadly, these ladies have been used by the caged egg industry to farm eggs production at an intensive, unnatural rate for the animals and in conditions that is also unnatural.  To learn more about the industry and the key drivers behind it, search caged egg industry Australia. 

Essentials are shade, airflow, cool clean water (multiple stations), and wet ground/ice blocks as often as needed.  Try a wading pool with an inch of water, with treats in it.  It may help to cool their feet.

We get it, its exciting to have some spunky lil feathered friends come into your life.  We are capable of rescuing caged hens a few times a year, usually between July – Oct.  So hens become available once we have assessed the flock and determined how many we need per adoption day location.
We only have limited capacity on how many hens we can support at any one time, so it takes all our resources to stay on track during our rescues.  

Best advice is, become a Mother Clucker as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.  

Our charity won’t assist with roosters that have been home bred, bought as eggs/chicks or taken in from a school hatching project.
We promote no breeding, as too many roosters are abandoned or given to people to eat or abuse (dog baiting etc).
We suggest you visit the property you are sending the rooster to, and make sure they are kind to chooks.  

Yes, we can help. Over the years we’ve cared for many hens with illnesses and injuries and have put that knowledge into our Chookie Care Guide, which covers about 99% of common issues.