These hens need a new home (Picture: Getty Images)

It’s your chance to help save thousands of free-range hens from the slaughter – and it will only cost you £1.

They’ve spent their lives putting eggs on the breakfast tables, but these feathered animals won’t be retiring.

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All 12,000 of them are sadly destined for the slaughter.

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Owner of Babthorpe Hall Farm, Sheena Seals, said the brood of hens will continue to lay eggs for years, but her client wants them changed over every 13 months.

So in a bid to save them, the woman from Selby, North Yorkshire, offered them up for £1 each.



And 1,000 have already found new homes.

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Sheena’s daughter, Ellie, 18, advertised the Bovan Brown hens on Facebook and is hoping for a Christmas miracle.

She told Mail Online: ‘The hens have a lovely temperament and just need a bit of space to roam. It seems a shame for them to go to slaughter. They will save people a lot of money on buying eggs.’

The farm has managed to find homes for 1,000 so far (Picture: Getty Images)

The hens will be going to the slaughter later today.

You might still have time if you text Ellie on 07794 882182 for further information.

Facts about hens Mother hens have been proven to show empathy for their babies and are extremely affectionate. They can recognise up to 100 people. Chickens show dominance hierarchy among the group – which is where the term pecking order comes from. Their calls have specific meanings, and there are around 30 types. And they’re the closest living relative to the T-Rex.

Metro.co.uk approached Ellie for comment.