A kindhearted man got the bargain of his life when he placed a bin on as he wanted to save a chicken’s life – just one.

But for some reason, he ended up with 1,000 hens!

Steve Morrow has now promised to help the hens find homes after a free-range farm closed down.

When he saw the ‘urgent sale’ on Trade Me, Steve thought he was bidding for just one chicken. But after winning the auction, he was told by Matthew Blomfield, the seller, that he had purchased all 1000 hens.

The advertised said that an egg farm was closing down and all the chickens needed to be removed. “As a matter of urgency, we need to move approximately 1000 hens,” it read.

But Steve thought it meant that the highest bidder can take as many hens as they want and that the seller would simply continue auctioning them off.

He told news outlet Stuff: “When the auction closed, I thought ‘this is great’, I could take as many birds as I wanted.

“But when I spoke to the man and he said it was for 1000 hens … holy moly, I was stunned, I can tell you that.”

Blomfield said to Stuff that he thought mentioning 1000 hens three times in the advertisement was enough, adding: “It’s pretty bloody hard to get that wrong.

“We discussed the logistics behind it all, he said he’s worked at freehold farms. But over the weekend I think it became apparent to him that 1000 hens is a bit too many birds and must have had a change of mind.”

He also gave Steve credit for going through with the process. “He didn’t just make a mistake and not follow through. He contacted Animal Sanctuary and they’re helping us interview those that have put their hands up – we want to make sure these birds are going to safe homes.”

After contacting the animal charity and putting a post on social media, Steve managed to find more than 700 hens new homes.

A real hero right there!

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