Interesting article on commercial egg production

[stoneunhenged]

I've never been inside a commercial egg facility, but this is an interesting article on the current state of egg production in the US.

 

[Bengalcats1]

Ugh why did I even look??, how depressing, what I wouldn't give to see them outside digging in the yard

 

[BookWorm243]

It is so sad to see these birds crammed in little cages. I agree with Bengalcats1 what I would give to see them outside in grass!

 

[gryeyes]

Thank you for providing this link to the cameras.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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I told myself not to click on the link but I did it anyway. That's so sad.

 

[Bengalcats1]

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I told myself not to click on the link but I did it anyway. That's so sad.

I told myself the same thing, but it's like an accident, you know you shouldn't look but you do anyway

 

[WallTenters]

I didn't really care for the accompanying article. I know it sounds wonderful to buy cage-free eggs, but the hens in the cages are healthier than the cage free ones. At least when a caged hen dies, she's more likely to be taken out rather than eaten by her companions. Also, in cage-free productions, some of the major losses are parasites - mites and lice and worms eating the birds alive. Not a pretty picture.

I know we'd all like to think that cage free means rolling hills of green grass and lots of space to dust bathe, but that's just not the case. It's just a new nightmare.

 

[buffalogal]

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Agreed. Commercial "cage free" means that instead of three, four or five birds crammed in a little cage, it's 100,000+ crammed into a big cage. Still too many birds in the minimum allowable space.