Guest guest Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:19:34 -0000, " tw0big8oo8s " <tw0big8oo8s wrote: >Just like I eat free range eggs because I >believe the chickens are not couped up in cages. I don't think you'll find it's quite as simple as that, I'm afraid! There's free-range and there's " free-range " . The latter means, for example, that lots of hens are kept in crowded conditions in a big barn. This barn happens to have a small hole in the side which gives access to a small, fenced area outside. Most of the hens in the barn can't get anywhere near the hole because of all the other hens in the way, and so never go outside. Technically however, those who produce eggs in this way are still allowed to call them " free-range " , and do. It's an issue that AR and AW have tried to get addressed to no avail so far. The other problem with egg production, of course, is that some of them will need to be hatched from time-to-time to keep the hen numbers up. The vast majority of male chicks hatched are always killed because they're of no use to the egg producer. Chris W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 there is also the fact that they (the chickens) are there soley for the purpose of humans benefit, be that food or financial....RAT...... I don't think you'll find it's quite as simple as that, I'm afraid!There's free-range and there's "free-range". The latter means, forexample, that lots of hens are kept in crowded conditions in a bigbarn. This barn happens to have a small hole in the side which givesaccess to a small, fenced area outside. Most of the hens in the barncan't get anywhere near the hole because of all the other hens in theway, and so never go outside. Technically however, those who produceeggs in this way are still allowed to call them "free-range", and do.It's an issue that AR and AW have tried to get addressed to no availso far.The other problem with egg production, of course, is that some of themwill need to be hatched from time-to-time to keep the hen numbers up.The vast majority of male chicks hatched are always killed becausethey're of no use to the egg producer.Chris W~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, there may be another side to the story you have not heard.---------------------------Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline>Un: send a blank message to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2002 Report Share Posted August 23, 2002 I can think of another reason too; when the hens go 'off lay' = when they reach the menopause they are killed as they can not live for 'profit' any more. That is why new birds are hatched out from time to time, to take over the production of eggs. Same with cattle and others of course; they never live out their natural lives; they only live as long as they are productive. Pandora Chris W wrote: On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:19:34 -0000, "tw0big8oo8s"<tw0big8oo8s wrote:>Just like I eat free range eggs because I >believe the chickens are not couped up in cages.I don't think you'll find it's quite as simple as that, I'm afraid!There's free-range and there's "free-range". The latter means, forexample, that lots of hens are kept in crowded conditions in a bigbarn. This barn happens to have a small hole in the side which givesaccess to a small, fenced area outside. Most of the hens in the barncan't get anywhere near the hole because of all the other hens in theway, and so never go outside. Technically however, those who produceeggs in this way are still allowed to call them "free-range", and do.It's an issue that AR and AW have tried to get addressed to no availso far.The other problem with egg production, of course, is that some of themwill need to be hatched from time-to-time to keep the hen numbers up.The vast majority of male chicks hatched are always killed becausethey're of no use to the egg producer.Chris W~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, there may be another side to the story you have not heard.---------------------------Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline>Un: send a blank message to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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