Nicola Congden's hen pecked rescue chickens which are being kept warm with knitted tank tops. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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A woman who re-homes battery chickens has also started knitting them jazzy tank tops to keep them warm.

We’re talking chickens in cosy knits.

25-year-old Nicola Congden hand-knits the tank tops in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Chickens from battery farms are in particular need of extra layers because they often have few feathers, as they tend to pull them out in frustration when kept in tiny pens.

This leaves them struggling to cope with chilly winter weather.

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25-year-old Nicola Congden hand-knits the tank tops for hens in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Nicola Congden's hen pecked rescue chickens which are being kept warm with knitted tank tops. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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So, for a few hours a day, and when they’re under the watchful eye of Nicola or her mum Ann, the chickens get to wear their jumpers.

Nicola Congden's hen pecked rescue chickens which are being kept warm with knitted tank tops. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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‘I saw an article a few years ago about doing them for ex-battery hens and I decided at the time that I would like to do that,’ Nicola said of the knits.

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‘I got the pattern and I got my mum to make them,’ she explains. ‘It just grew from there.’
Nicola Congden from Falmouth, Cornwall, who is knitting jumpers for her hens to keep them warm. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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Between them, they estimate they’ve made around 150 chicken sweaters.
Nicola Congden's hen pecked rescue chickens which are being kept warm with knitted tank tops. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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They give the chickens an extra splash of colour, Nicola thinks, adding: ‘I like to colour match the chickens and the jumpers.’
Nicola Congden's hen pecked rescue chickens which are being kept warm with knitted tank tops. See SWNS story SWHENS; A woman who has re-homed several battery chickens has developed a novel way to keep them warm ñ by knitting them woolly JUMPERS. Nicola Congdon, 25, and her mother Ann, 58, have been re-homing battery chickens for some years, but found that they would get cold when they lived outdoors. The chickens from the battery farms often had few feathers, as they would pull them out in frustration, and could not cope with the chilly countryside weather. Nicola decided to knit woolly jumpers for her chickens, and is now getting requests from abroad too purchase the jumpers, which she hand knits in her kitchen in Falmouth, Cornwall.
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