Hen Spectacles (1951)

New device for hens designed to prevent them pecking each other in Crowland, Nr, Spalding, Lincolnshire. Various shots of Hens with Spectacles, to stop them from pecking each other. L/S Hens man feeding them. C/U hens scratching and feeding. Man picks up hens, walks towards another who looks at it. C/U Hen with feathers pecked off neck. C/U hens feeding. M/S sitting down, one takes hen on lap. C/U box of spectacles hands takes a pair. C/U fitting spectacles on hen, bespectacled hen. turns towards camera. M/S puts hen down. C/U Hand holding spectacles to camera. C/U hen having spectacles fitted looks at camera. bespectacled hen on ground. L/S bespectacled hen on ground. L/S spectacled hens. Note: spectacled hens rather than speckled hens - JH. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT B