So sad

kooltex

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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.
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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Same here. I eat our chicken's own eggs. They come from free ranged, happy chickens!
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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...
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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.
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