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Post by Sleepy on Jul 10, 2008 17:00:57 GMT 1
If you choose eggs from caged hens, the hen who laid them will have lived its life in a small cage - never able to flap her wings, go outside or behave naturally. If you choose free-range eggs, the hen who laid them will have been free to lead a more natural life - able to go outside, flap her wings, scratch and nest. For you... Feel good about yourself: if you buy half a dozen eggs a week, switching from caged to free-range could set a hen free. It may also be safer. A recent study found that the incidence of salmonella was significantly higher in caged hen flocks compared to free-range or organic. For less than 70 pence a week... Switching to free-range on half a dozen eggs costs approximately 60p extra (according to current prices in the UK's top three supermarkets). That's only 10p per egg to set a hen free! Taken from the Compassion in World Farming website |
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Post by emseypop on Jul 10, 2008 19:29:11 GMT 1
Thanks for starting this thread Sleepy. You know this is a subject close to my heart! More and more people are finally becoming aware of the plight of the battery hen, and as a result the large companies are taking note. M&S now only uses free range eggs in all its products and Hellman's only use free range eggs in their mayo. The battery hens welfare trust has campaigned over easter to stop cadburys from using the eggs from caged birds in their creme eggs and next easter creme eggs will be made using free range eggs! I think its possible to change the entire way our hens/eggs are farmed and i'm sure everyone who reads this is already doing their bit ;D
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 10, 2008 21:46:48 GMT 1
I've been buying free range eggs for years - as I like to eat them with a clear conscience.  They mostly use cutlery in my house..... |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jul 10, 2008 22:16:40 GMT 1
And don't assume that because eggs are marked with little red tractors, or say 'barn' eggs that this means a good standard of welfare either....because, sadly, it doesn't. I know of people who have these certificates of welfare whose poor birds are treated as badly as any battery farm. Certified free range and organic eggs from a reputable supermarket, or shop are by far the most reliable although supporting a local free range supplier is the best way to buy your eggs, if possible.
And of course, don't forget that all the eggs used in ready made products will be from battery farms unless otherside stated.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 10, 2008 22:18:08 GMT 1
They mostly use cutlery in my house..... .... but what do you use? ;D I don't eat eggs at all The witch. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2008 19:47:50 GMT 1
We mostly buy our free range eggs from one or two nurseries that keep chickens and ducks. It's a great excuse to get to a nursery...and the eggs are yummy too. At one of them the chickens and ducks are free to wander about in a huge yard which has a grassy area and a few trees...they're very tame and run up to the fence when you stand next to it...lovely things they are.
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Post by 4pygmies on Jul 21, 2008 6:42:13 GMT 1
A young farmer in our village started keeping free range chickens last year. He sells them to supermarkets but he also has a gate table where we buy 30 eggs for £2.50. This is ridiculously cheap but he can do this as they are the eggs which the supermarkets reject as being too small - they're not really but apparently customers prefer larger eggs....I wonder whether that's actually true but it's to our advantage, so never mind!  They are very nice eggs....(although not quite up to Hilda's standard). |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 21, 2008 13:51:51 GMT 1
Just wish they were cheaper to buy!  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 21, 2008 13:54:21 GMT 1
Just wish they were cheaper to buy! I bought 30 free range eggs for £2-50 yesterday  |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 21, 2008 14:05:32 GMT 1
Just wish they were cheaper to buy! I bought 30 free range eggs for £2-50 yesterday That's flippin' good, I paid about £3.50 at Tesco's for 12 at the weekend!! Maybe I need to search out the little shops, but then I would need to use more petrol to get there and that defeats the object a bit!  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 21, 2008 14:12:12 GMT 1
I bought 30 free range eggs for £2-50 yesterday That's flippin' good, I paid about £3.50 at Tesco's for 12 at the weekend!! Maybe I need to search out the little shops, but then I would need to use more petrol to get there and that defeats the object a bit! Well, I did have to shop further afield than usual to get the bargain, but I felt it was worth it ;D |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 21, 2008 14:35:37 GMT 1
That's flippin' good, I paid about £3.50 at Tesco's for 12 at the weekend!! Maybe I need to search out the little shops, but then I would need to use more petrol to get there and that defeats the object a bit! Well, I did have to shop further afield than usual to get the bargain, but I felt it was worth it ;D East Anglia, by any chance?  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 21, 2008 14:47:26 GMT 1
Well, I did have to shop further afield than usual to get the bargain, but I felt it was worth it ;D East Anglia, by any chance? No Keith, Vauxhall Astra |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 21, 2008 14:50:49 GMT 1
East Anglia, by any chance? No Keith, Vauxhall Astra Strange, you get your eggs from a car!!?? |
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Post by karenwl on Jul 31, 2008 21:46:38 GMT 1
Ive been buying free range for a few years now, we are looking into keeping chickens on the allotment if we can im getting some.
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Post by emseypop on Aug 1, 2008 15:20:14 GMT 1
Dont forget the BHWT Karen  It would mean going to the lottie twice a day tho, but you'd collect fresh eggs everyday too. If a group of you kept them you could work on a rota and whoevers 'day' it was to see to the hens could collect the eggs. |
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Post by karenwl on Aug 1, 2008 18:08:53 GMT 1
Thanks for that emsy, if we can keep them im sure i could sort something with other plot holders, my plot os only a few mins away so i would be able to get down.
Karen
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They are very nice eggs....(although not quite up to Hilda's standard). 
