Careless Kids

[starforever61]

it's not my fault, blame the curriculum! lol

 

[redhen]

I gotta agree with ya, Kiddo..
I think that battery hens lead a miserable sick existence... in a little 2 ft cage...
Sick.. that anyone would put an animal like a chicken in a tiny cage .(some folks have no empathy for other living things..)..
they WOULD be better off dead..

But..i dont agree that they all have salmonella... your chickens can have it to... unless you have gotten them tested.. you dont really know.

 

[debilorrah]

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May I ask where you have obtained your information?

2nd to last paragraph, and other sources. this is just one. http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/egg-battery.html

I have to let you know that article is extremely biased and not based on fact or truth at all. We have several members here that get birds from batteries once their 18 month egg production life is expended. Please be careful what you read on the internet. Most of what is on the internet is written by someone with an opinion.

 

[wildeflowers]

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This is the God's honest truth.

However, I do agree with you that battery caged hens are not particularly healthy, ethical or moral. I agree with you that it is right to respect an animal that gives it's life to feed you and do best by them by giving them a good existence while they are alive. Not everything thinks that way, though.

But you are RIGHT about the kids in your class. They are not putting together that animals living in dirty, disgusting conditions are not giving us the best food. It's unfortunate that they don't care, but MANY people don't...not just kids.

 

[Kevin D.]

Hi!

I too think that battery girls are so sad! They are keeped in small acges, have no natural light, and will keep on laying through a molt, becaus ethey get 16 hours of """ Light""" everyday.
I am proudly a vegitarian of four years, and if you think that chicken keeping is bad, you should see cows, and pigs. :'(

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Actually, hens that are forced through a molt are not given much light at all in order to allow their molt to finish faster to get them back into production.

 

[newfoundland]

I have 4 ex-battery hens. They are absolute stars. when I got them they were very wobbly on their legs as they had been so confined. Mine were quite well feathered although friends have had them almost bald! The society that I got them from operates all over the country and rehome as many as they can, which is quite a lot. When farmers are restocking they get in touch with the nearest branch of the society and volunteers collect the 'old' hens. There is usually a waiting list of people ready to rehome them. We only pay a nominal fee, about $5 each hen to cover the cost of volunteers expenses, newsletters etc. This is a battery hen welfare trust and does excellent work. My girls are splendid creatures now, but i have had them about ten months so they have had time to improve condition. When they first started laying I kept a little book to record their egg numbers. After a few months they had paid for their little house and wire netting etc. and I stopped recording the egg numbers. I send eggs to my daughter for her family and also my son's family. We have not bought an egg since February. My girls will always have a home here with us and if they never lay another egg I won't care at all. When they do go out of lay I shall get another hen house and rescue some more ex battery hens. Oh by the way, we also rescued two Pekin ducks destined for the table at 20 weeks old. We now have their offspring as well, 4 female and 3 males, quite stunning birds! They girls have just come into lay, I'm not too confident with ducks eggs but the hens love them hard boiled and so do our dogs! 'Treat all animals with dignity and respect, to do less is to fall short of being human.' had this as an embroidered sampler on the wall of my first school room.

 

[SillyChicken]

goose and duck eggs are good to eat!

 

[Mattemma]

I would have said," Enjoy your chicken."

What is seen on cam videos and undercover movies people often can not equate it with the *clean* meat sold in their local stores.Sad thing is the lettuce could have ecoli too,so meat isn't the only thing to pose a risk. Until someone(or a loved one) actually gets sick many people will not react,or they will say,"Oh my that is terrible." then go eat some salad with grilled chicken on top!

I say keep talking about it,and don't get frustrated with silly responses.One day you might click for someone.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

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dude, I hear ya.

and duck and goose eggs are FABULOUS for baking. in your next batch of cookies, try one chicken egg and one duck egg. Saves you from wasting them, and they really make things taste good.