The Story about Henny Penny
I am not sure if you would agree with me, but when it comes to eggs, I buy free range.
The other day, I listened to a talk about about this topic and was horrified to hear that in some countries, there is a drive to discourage the consumer from buying free range eggs - saying that the healthier option is "cage eggs".
The egg cartons are labelled in big letters Cage Eggs.
Well, if people could see how these hens are kept caged 24/7 I think they would be horrified - it is just plain cruel.
This brings me to the story about Henny Penny.
Some years ago, I visited one of these mass producing chicken farms and purchased one of their chickens as a pet for the kids.
Back at home, Henny Penny - named by the kids, was put out in the garden with a chicken coop close by and we all stood and watched to see how she would like her new freedom.
What we saw was so incredibly sad - she just sat on the ground in the exact spot where we had put her - she did not know how to stand up and walk as she had been caged all her life.
I felt so angry and sad.
After a day or two, there was much jubilation - Henny Penny stood up for the first time and took a few steps.
From there on, she started to scratch around the garden as her strength returned.
It brought tears to my eyes to see this.
As time went by, she became very tame and would come to the kitchen door for some tasty snacks.
Every day, she would lay one egg - the best eggs ever!
This whole experience was a huge lesson for my children to see and I know that they will never forget it.
So, yes I will always only buy free range eggs from farms that allow their chickens to be truly free range!!
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I always buy free range. My father kept 100s of chickens long time ago in a huge field which they'd run around in all day long until before dark we'd go down to feed them and I'd collect the eggs from the hedges and anywhere they would lay. Then at night they were put in their big coops until we'd let them out in the morning, it was a good life then, for them and us
Yes, those were the good times indeed
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The Husband reared point-of-lay hens until he retired and was in production: free range and battery. This is a debate to have with him: he's a real toasted marshmallow, and in favour of ethical production. He will tell you that some producers are not ethical, while others are - even with battery produced eggs. He also points out that it is a fallacy that freerange is healthier, but that's a long conversation - with him! lol
I do love the Henny Penny story, though. It reminds me of my friend, Debbie's hen, Louise, whose eggs would get sent home with me after visits to Joburg. They'd be wrapped in my undies. And, actually survivied the flight! lol
I was brought up with free range chickens so am greatly in favour - just cannot handle the inhumane way they are farming chickens today.
Love the undies journey of your eggs!!
An incomprehensible and truthful story. I prefer, like you, the same eggs from the free hens. This is about freedom!
Absolutely !!
Yes, of course!
Lovely story! Grateful for the nature!
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Just had to comment, even if a bit late...
Free Range on the carton does not mean free range. It means the chickens were not put in small cages, but in rooms, where there are so many chickens that they cannot move. Moving slows down their growth, I think...
The best , if you have the space, is to have your own chickens, or else, to hve a neighbour who is willing to sell you some.
As for the eggs themselves - what makes the eggs healthier is the food the hens eat. It used to be that fishmeal was the no-no as it gave the chicken and the eggs a fishy taste/smell and grains were good. Now we know that chickens did not evolve for eating corn and grains, they need to scratch around in the soil and get themselves a worm or two when they can and and other plants/seeds; if that happens, a bit of corn or grains would be okay...if they are not GMO, with pesticides injected into their DNA.
If anyone is selling tickets to an alternate Earth where none of this sh*t happens, I want to go, how much does it cost?
I am so with you -the world is in a mess.