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RE: PLEASE, Please please - Do it for the Chickens!
YES! QUite right I know! i have written this in my post.. maybe you missed that paragraph.. Ill copy it here .. Its a complex topic so i tried to keep it simple!
"It can be confusing to really know what all the labels mean! For example free range does not always mean chickens have been outdoors! So to keep it simple for you, just look for Eggs carrying the USDA Organic seal. They come from free-range hens with access to the outdoors and sunlight."
you flag me. your video all copyright. your photos all copyright. don't flag go on. note. you crazy dog.
Obviously the best option is to not eat eggs if we want no harm to Chickens.. SO i try to at least help people choose a better option and at least bring some more awareness to this subject!
I'd say while health-wise it's still not so great compared to just eating more plants, instead you should try to get them from a local farmer if any...or have your own. As long as they're fed good quality food (nutritionally complete) and not every single egg is taken (chickens eat their own eggs if they do not hatch) then there's nothing really bad going on, unless/till the chicken is killed when it gets old.
Honestly though anything from the store that comes from an animal is not sourced good, and many other things too. It's simply too expensive and hard to manage when you do the super-large quantities they do.
quite right!
The ideal is home farmed chicken if you eat eggs.. but im trying to offer people a simple change and quick and easy way to at least improve the situation.
thanks for the smart response!
Oh I missed that one last sentence.
While that's true though they still don't have true outdoor experience. The ones you'd buy at the store typically simply have a cut-out in the side with a small couple foot wire cage, as legally that's all that's required.
I mean, at least they get fresh air that way, a little, but it's not what you probably think it is.
My understanding is that when they have the USDA Organic seal seal of approval it DOES indeed mean that the chickens have been outside at least some of the time!
heres a good page with the labels explained
http://uepcertified.com/what-do-label-on-egg-cartons-mean/