Chicken Ferdinand

Angelica | Chicken

Angelica is a born Aiderbichler. Her mother managed to hide two eggs from our watchful eyes. One morning she proudly presented her offspring to us. Even though breeding our animals is not a priority for us - it is totally avoided - we are still delighted when we get a new addition to the family…

Olga | Chicken

Liesbeth and her barn friends fell ill with chicken flu and were treated. However, as they lived on a farm that lived from selling eggs, the eggs from the treated chickens could no longer be sold (Food Protection Act) and were therefore no longer economically viable. But simply letting them be slaughtered was not an…

Wolfgang | Chicken

A family in Carinthia built a new family farm. The father, Wolfgang, was given a rooster for his birthday: Wolfgang. He came from a large poultry farm and was now to be the cock of the walk for the chickens on the small farm. Everything went well at first, but unfortunately Wolfgang became increasingly aggressive…

Marco | Chicken

As is often the case with roosters, they fight with each other because only the strongest can breed. And as this can often lead to serious injuries, Martin and Marco's owners wanted to prevent anything worse from happening. So they asked us to take in the pretty cockerels.

Mister Gibbs | Chicken

Chickens are wonderful animals, because although their brains are only the size of a walnut, they prove their brains to us time and time again. Chickens are able to feel compassion, as has already been proven in an experiment. They can deceive each other and have excellent communication skills. These qualities are denied to them…

Ralli | Chicken

Ralli is one of 22 chickens that we were able to take in. An animal lover lived with ponies and chickens on a farm that she now has to leave. She asked us to take in her charges. We tried to find space and were able to take in all 22 of her chickens. The…

Henrietta | Chicken

Henrietta was turned out because she had served her time as a laying hen. Laying hens are turned out when they are just under one and a half years old, which means that they are slaughtered or, if they are lucky, can continue their lives elsewhere - even if they don't perform. Consumers decide on…

William | Chicken

William the cockerel hatched from the egg in an incubator. The rooster had to leave and was entrusted to the farmer's wife on a large farm. All seemed well until the neighbors in the area complained that William and his friend Henry would start crowing at four in the morning. The cockerels had to leave…

Calimero | Chicken

Gut Aiderbichl Carinthia became the safe haven for Calimero, a young rooster. The neighbors felt disturbed by his crowing and were desperate to find a new home where he would not disturb anyone with his call. Calimero now lives at Gut Aiderbichl in Carinthia.

Linda | Chicken

Linda was turned out because she had served her time as a laying hen. Laying hens are turned out when they are just under one and a half years old, which means that they are slaughtered or, if they are lucky, can continue their lives elsewhere - even without performance. Consumers decide on the life…

Giovanni | Chicken

An animal lover contacted us. She told us about a rooster that was roaming around her neighborhood. As it is the middle of winter and there is a busy road in the immediate vicinity, the animal lover was worried that something worse could happen to the rooster. The Gut Aiderbichl team set off to take…

Oreo | Chicken

Oreo, Marshmallow, Mary and Sumatra led a great chicken life with an animal-loving family. At some point, a fox decided to reduce the number of chickens and ate one after the other. The family asked Dieter Ehrengruber to take in the remaining four chickens. So Marshmallow, Oreo, Mary and Sumatra became Aiderbichl chickens and now…