G'day Everyone,
Choice.com.au has some interesting points about free range egg production in Australia:
"Do you pay extra for free-range eggs hoping the chooks that laid them have a better life? Or maybe there’s a chance that they’ll taste better or be more nutritious than cage eggs?
The cartons may have pictures of happy hens roaming in lush green paddocks but the reality of free-range eggs can be very different. The industry is dominated by three big producers (Novo, Pace Farm, Manning Valley) who account for well over half the free-range eggs sold in Australia.
Their "free-range" eggs are produced on a truly industrial scale and some come from flocks of up to 120,000 birds. These hens may be housed in huge sheds, they may never find the door to go outside and their eggs come off conveyor belts. "
Checkout the full report on the link below!
http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Food-and-Health/Food-and-drink/Organic-and-free-range/Free-range-eggs/Page/Introduction.aspx
This Sustainable House also has some great ideas, checkout their story on the following link:
http://www.thissustainablehouse.com.au/index.php/animals/34-chickens/46-free-range-eggs
A Table For Two has completed a taste test on free range vs caged eggs, but it is up to your morality to which you choose. Checkout the results at:
http://www.atablefortwo.com.au/2008/07/25/egghead-cage-vs-free-range-taste-test/
Happy and healthy eating!
Cheers,
Dan
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