Lefty's Place Chicken Sanctuary

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Lefty's Place Chicken Sanctuary

Lefty’s Place is a farm sanctuary in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria. We are primarily a chicken sanctuary. Operating since 2011.

We rescue, rehabilitate and tell the stories of suffering animals everywhere. DONATIONS ALWAYS TRULY WELCOME

FOR DIRECT BANK DEPOSITS:

ACCOUNT NAME: Lefty's Place Inc
BANK: NAB
BSB: 083-451 ACCOUNT NO: 74-132-0298

OR VIA PAYPAL:
paypal.me/leftysplace

03/11/2026

This is little Gingernut Snap. Her story is a bit sad and she’s currently grieving a lot. She’s absolutely adorable. Her full story will be up soon.

02/11/2026

“All horses in life deserve at least once to be loved by a little girl.”

I can literally feel my 8 year old self when I watch Ruby run up to me. I can feel myself dream as I flick through the pages of the countless horse books I had obsessively collected. I can feel myself blu tacking the posters from the "Hoofs and Horns" magazines carefully up on to my bedroom wall as my heart double flipped at the beauty of my new wallpaper. I can feel myself sitting on the grass all day outside of some random paddock watching and waiting for the horses to come over to me. I can feel myself pressing play on the movies "Phar Lap" and "The Man From Snowy River" over and over again and wishing I was the person in both films.

I'm older now. I'm tired and a bit jaded and I don't necessarily believe in the dreams I used to have, but when I look at Ruby, the part of me that believes in magic wakes up. How do such magnificent creatures exist in this world? They really are the animals that dreams are made of.

Today is Melbourne Cup day. Ruby was a nanny mare foal from the racing industry. She was taken away from her mum so her mum could raise an expensive, potential racehorse. The industry thrives off their turnover, their deaths. Try and connect to that child in you who used to believe in magic and turn away from horse racing today (and all days).

01/11/2026

Why a mum is so important. Mother hens teach chicks absolutely everything about being a chicken, including how to eat corn.

Pack Your Suitcases is officially a Sussex. Look at those black neck feathers appearing!

01/11/2026

Today’s Favourite Faces!

Photo One - Safety Dance
Photo Two - Second Draw Down
Photo Three - Trapped In Cabinet
Photo Four - Top Hat

Happy World Vegan Day

01/11/2026

Pinball L*z and his family today.

31/10/2026

This is OPSM. She is going to die soon. I know this because she’s lost so much weight, her behaviour has changed and most importantly because I got her checked by my vet and she’s full of tumours. So what goes on here with palliative care? Well, chickens come inside at night (and often on cold days) in a covered crate of their own. This crate has feed, water and a heat pad. At the palliative stage, chickens always have a piece of watermelon in with them because they absolutely crave it when not feeling the best. Each day I assess and see if they are well enough to go outside. Their outside time needs to be seperate from the flock, but within the flock so they can still talk to their family (photo in comments). Pain relief Is A MUST.

When a chicken tells me they’ve had enough I will have them put to sleep and I opt to do that here when my vet visits. They are then buried here. There’s hundreds of chickens buried here.

I saw a post yesterday of a dying chicken who was left on the ground, half her body under a piece of furniture trying to find safety. The human thought it was “best” not to move her, but I implore you all - if your chicken looks to be dying move them to a covered, warm crate. Chickens are prey animals. They are seeking safety and the gift of a safe, unstressful death is everything. I’ve sat with thousands of dying chickens now and what they want most at the end is to feel safe. Please give them that.

31/10/2026

Broomstick arrived today on Halloween. She’s been living in the backyard of a kind family who were a bit out of their depths re chickens. It’s unclear if she was left behind by previous tenants or if she came from a neighbouring property. She’s emaciated, has a very sore leg, is very worried and has had her wings clipped. It’s now her time to grow those feathers back and become her true self. No more hiding in a backyard every night hoping a fox wont turn up. Every time I walk past her, she purrs. She’s so grateful already.

31/10/2026

I don’t have my Halloween model with me anymore, but here’s a little memory of her. Bobby Bob Bob in her spotlight.

30/10/2026

Pack Your Suitcases and Chim Chimney Chim Chim Cher-oo! Not related, just a lovely hen knowing when a baby needed her. ❤️

*I’m pretty sure Suitcases is a Sussex.

30/10/2026

Random LP News!

There’s been a lot of new arrivals of late and I haven’t really had time to do photos or stories to my old standard. You may have noticed, my beautiful photos aren’t as prevalent anymore. It’s all sadly because of time and the amount of animals here! Hopefully one day soon I can sit down and take photos more again. These four girls arrived a few weeks ago, are very bonded and have been integrated in to the flock called “The Wheelers”. They were surrendered by a lovely couple who also donated more than they needed to and I was so grateful.

Photo One - Been Caught Stealing.
Photo Two - Killing In The Name Of. This girl is full on fierce.
Photo Three - Helena
Photo Four - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.

Address

P. O. BOX 392
Romsey, VIC
3434

Website

https://linktr.ee/leftysplace

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