We recommend buying Point-of-Lay pullets rather than rescue hens (unless they have been free ranging and even then they should not be taken on by first-timers).
Point-of-Lay pullets are young healthy birds who'll lay for you (and not someone else) during their first laying season which is by far their most productive laying season. They will be used to living outside when they come to you and will have built up resistance to most health challenges that are around.
