I'm watching an episode of dirty jobs and they are at a chicken farm, an egg farm. And those poor birds are kept in cramped tiny cages! What a sad life. I 'm glad i don't have to buy grocery store eggs.
That treatment is typical. However, I watched a show on How It's Made and they showed a battery where the hens had a lot of room and everything was VERY clean, their feed was plentiful, waterers full. Not all batteries are miserable.
Quote:I was actually impressed with the condition of the battery. I am so used to seeing poor conditions..... These hens had plenty of room to run around, the feeders and waterers were shiny metal - very clean, very well cared for.
It is sad but it is getting better....the government has finally decided that enough is enough and through the USDA, they have a minimum space requirement and specific cage requriements now for "egg" farms and so forth. Hopefully, it will continue to get better for those poor girls.
Quote:My point with my post was the everything was CLEAN!! And that is rare! This ploace, I wish I could remember tha name, was very clean. VERY CLEAN.
If I have to buy grocery store eggs, I buy ones that say "Cage Free" on them. It may not be much better, but it's a little better, and that's what counts.
Quote:Same here. I eat our chicken's own eggs. They come from free ranged, happy chickens! but if I had to eat store-bought,I would choose the ones that said "cage free" as well. It is very cruel and sad and I am very passionate about being against it, but I won't go into a whole rant/lecture here...It would take too long and might cause the thread to be closed... Poor hens. I wish I could go and set them all free...I bet almost/all of them have NEVER eaten grass or anything that normal chickens do. Debi that's comforting to know that at least some places are changing.
