Bird flu meaning hens can still be kept indoors for infection control.
Welfare issues inherent to breeds that lay many more eggs than âwildâ chickens do.
Not to say these necessarily render a chickenâs life net-negative (it depends on your philosophy of animal lives worth living), and organic is much better than even free-range, so if youâre going to eat eggs buy organic (if youâre at 2 a week the price increase shouldnât bother you).
Thanks a lot! These seem like very significant issues that updated me to put only eat 2 eggs/âmonth instead of per week. I was surprised to read that chicken (even organic ones) can be kept inside for 5-6 months per year. Also, reading about the welfare issues of chicken bread for egg laying seems pretty bad (eg weaker bonestructure, immune system and social behavior).
I believe the concerns with organic eggs are:
Bird flu meaning hens can still be kept indoors for infection control.
Welfare issues inherent to breeds that lay many more eggs than âwildâ chickens do.
Not to say these necessarily render a chickenâs life net-negative (it depends on your philosophy of animal lives worth living), and organic is much better than even free-range, so if youâre going to eat eggs buy organic (if youâre at 2 a week the price increase shouldnât bother you).
Thanks a lot! These seem like very significant issues that updated me to put only eat 2 eggs/âmonth instead of per week. I was surprised to read that chicken (even organic ones) can be kept inside for 5-6 months per year. Also, reading about the welfare issues of chicken bread for egg laying seems pretty bad (eg weaker bonestructure, immune system and social behavior).