Chicken Heidi

Celine | Chicken

Hen Celine and 24 other laying hens came to Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf at the age of one. They were no longer laying and should have been slaughtered. The consumer determines the life and death of the animals without being aware of it.

Henri | Chicken

Henri, a Vorwerk cockerel, hatched in the incubator. Oskar Vorwerk is the breeder and namesake of the Vorwerk chickens, which he began breeding in 1902. Oskar Vorwerk was one of the better-off who had a large property with a villa at his disposal. In those days, poultry breeding was a popular hobby for these circles.…

Pommes | Chicken

Rooster Pommes and other chickens were hatched and raised in a kindergarten as part of the farm animals project. The daughter of a kindergarten teacher was there from the first day the chickens hatched and was allowed to look after six chickens in a specially built chicken coop at home. At some point, it turned…

Konstantin | Chicken

Konstantin is a broiler chicken - In chicken fattening, a distinction is made between conventional floor, free-range and organic farming. In conventional farming, broilers are kept in barns. Austria is the leader in terms of space, as Austrian chickens have up to 40 percent more space than the European average. In free-range systems, the animals…

Ylvi | Chicken

Ylvi 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…

Lotte | Chicken

An animal lover contacted us and asked us for help. Construction work was being carried out on his property and this would massively restrict his chickens' freedom of movement. He also no longer wanted to put up with the construction noise. So he asked us to take in his well-behaved Lotte, who had become a…

Ferdinand | Chicken

It is becoming increasingly difficult to survive as a farmer in the dairy industry. Milk prices are lower than ever. For the Süß couple, working as farmers was no longer worthwhile, the pressure was too great. They looked for a solution and after a visit to Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf, the idea of becoming a branch…

Carry | Chicken

Carry 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…

Karin | Chicken

Karin is a hybrid laying hen - The production of chicks from hybrid hens is almost exclusively carried out by large-scale industries. Hybrid hens differ from traditional breeds in that they are kept for meat production and produce a high yield. Hybrid laying hens need about two kilograms of feed to produce one kilogram of…

Tilda | Chicken

Tilda 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…

Talvi | Chicken

Talvi 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…

Hugo | Chicken

Many an animal lover fulfills the dream of keeping their own chickens. And it is not uncommon for roosters to be hatched in the incubators. It is well known that they are not exactly quiet, so the neighbors need to keep calm and stay relaxed. But the neighbors of Hugo's owner felt disturbed and demanded…