Commercial Egg production

[Wolf-Kim]

I agree with you Hooligan. I'll be making my own liquid eggs from now on.

If CEF is worried about taking pictures of the new house, I don't think we should pressure him to do so. I cannot imagine being much worse than the pictures certain animal rights groups have on the net.

It would be interesting to see how these houses are from the farmer's standpoint. Because I just know that pictures posted by the animal rights groups are of the worst of the worst, you know what I mean? I'd be nice to see pictures from the middle ground standpoint, but again, if CEF is uneasy about it, better safe than sorry.

Kaylakala, glad to know other people are following the thread, it really is a good informative thread. I'm trying to ask the more informative questions and the questions not continually posted all over the web. If you have any questions please be sure to jump in and ask.
-Kim

 

[silkieluver_07]

at the end of our road is a commercial chicken house. when the hens die, they throw them into a dumpster and then spread them onto the neighboring fields. is it illegal to spread dead chickens on the fields?

how would you kindly suggest to a friend that free range eggs are better than store bought?

Thank you,
haanah

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

Cracked eggs are eggs with cracks that are caught at candeling. they are usually not Leakers (eggs that have white or yoke comming out) but they can leak a little. And the chemical I dont remember the name.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

They lay out whole carcasses of live birds?

As for converting store-bought customers, explain to them what happens in the battery facilities. The overcrowding, pull up pics of "battery hens," then tell them about the chemicals and the antibiotics. It's usually enough to convert them to another type egg.

-Kim

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

Cracked eggs are inspected at the cracking plants.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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Thanks for that information. In preparing for my speech last week, I didn't read any information on the cracked eggs. It's nice to hear this new bit of information from someone who deals with it first hand.

Thanks again CEF.
-Kim

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

Egg defomer is one of them but it is not the major one. O and You should look up more than one source. I may mystake a few things.

 

[hooligan]

Why are eggs candled? Isn't that usually done for fertilized eggs?

Also I know of a place in OH or PA that uses animal carcasses on its veggie fields, let me see if I can find it....


ETA: Yeah it is PA, its dogs from puppy mills. So I am sure people have used the corpses if chickens as well, whether on accident or on purpose.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

They don't grind them up or anything? I can see how it would be beneficial(rotting meat makes excellent fertilizer) but I would imagine whole carcasses take alot longer to decompose(kinda like manure piles) and I'm sure the rotting flesh attracts local wildlife.

I know the commercial farms here burn the dead in incinerators and then I think what's left it added to the manure piles.

I wouldn't mind ground up carcasses in the fields as fertilizer, but definately not intact carcasses.

-Kim

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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That is another side of puppy-mills I did not know. Kinda wish I didn't just learn it too..

We have puppy-mills around here as well, I rescued a few dogs and horses from them.

I won't go much further than that. It is an issue that really gets me going.

-Kim