I could not care less where my eggs come from. Whatever eggs are the cheapest are the ones I'll be buying
Poll: Do you buy cage eggs?
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I'm a massive hypocrite in that I buy free range eggs but battery chicken. It's a cost thing. I eat a LOT of chicken and I'm a student, so it's sort of a balance between eating healthily and keeping costs low. I don't eat as many eggs and they cost less anyway, so I do what I can.
When I graduate and have a job I fully intend to go back to free range only though.
When I graduate and have a job I fully intend to go back to free range only though.
I only buy meat and animal products from farms I know the exact specifications of and think are acceptable, for example, anything with the freedom food endorsement in the UK. I think vegetarianism is pointless, and that there is nothing wrong with eating meat, but if more people eat food from ethical farms, then it will show there is a market for it and people will invest in it.
Well, I never buy eggs at all (just because I don't like them, not for any moral reasons), but even if I did I wouldn't bother with free range. It always amazes me how people can get up on their high horse about these sorts of things and still make it so obvious they haven't actually bothered to read Michael Pollan's books, since it's from his work that the contemporary concern with food is derived. Pollan was the author of the book that Food Inc (the documentary which kicked off the current craze) was based on. And if you'd read Pollan's work, you'd realize what a scam "free range" eggs are. The conditions that "free range" chickens are raised under are almost identical to those that caged chickens are raised under.
The requirements for getting the "free range" label by the FDA are such that the chickens only have to be allowed out of the cage for a certain portion of their lives. They grow up in the exact same living conditions, and when they are older they are allowed to roam, but by that time most of the birds are so set in their ways that it is actually very rare that any of them venture out into the yard.
Now, if you're buying your eggs directly from an institution which has been researched like Polyface farms, then yes, you might actually get eggs from chickens which are raised free. But if you're buying "free range" eggs from a grocery store you're just getting ripped off by corporate interests which know that they can take advantage of the public's naivete and feelings of guilt. If you want to avoid buying eggs from chickens raised under abhorrent conditions, your only option is to either not buy eggs or to actually take the time to research who you're buying the eggs from (and don't think that just because you're buying at a farmer's market means you're in the clear, YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH!!!!!!!)
The requirements for getting the "free range" label by the FDA are such that the chickens only have to be allowed out of the cage for a certain portion of their lives. They grow up in the exact same living conditions, and when they are older they are allowed to roam, but by that time most of the birds are so set in their ways that it is actually very rare that any of them venture out into the yard.
Now, if you're buying your eggs directly from an institution which has been researched like Polyface farms, then yes, you might actually get eggs from chickens which are raised free. But if you're buying "free range" eggs from a grocery store you're just getting ripped off by corporate interests which know that they can take advantage of the public's naivete and feelings of guilt. If you want to avoid buying eggs from chickens raised under abhorrent conditions, your only option is to either not buy eggs or to actually take the time to research who you're buying the eggs from (and don't think that just because you're buying at a farmer's market means you're in the clear, YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH!!!!!!!)
Always buy free range organic ones, I mainly use my eggs in cakes and I think they make better cakes and have a nice colour for the occasional fry up
I cant be 100% sure but you know ... id rather trust them then a supermarket supplier sometimes.Kendarik said:
I have 17 chickens running around my farm. They're great for keeping the bugs down.
I get a roughly a dozen eggs every 6 days or so, the bulk goes to my neighbors.
I get a roughly a dozen eggs every 6 days or so, the bulk goes to my neighbors.
I don't because of the despicable conditions of batteries. It's not that much more anyway. I've never really taken notice of the taste because my family buys free range as well, but it doesn't really matter.
I want to put you in a tiny cage and force you to eat feed with bits of dead human in it and watch you slowly go insane and start self harming. I will then pay jailers to keep you there. Other people may choose not to do this and I respect their views but I hope you respect my choiceRastien said:
And what's he gonna provide you for that? Milk, eggs, wool?Blara said:I want to put you in a tiny cage and force you to eat feed with bits of dead human in it and watch you slowly go insane and start self harming. I will then pay jailers to keep you there. Other people may choose not to do this and I respect their views but I hope you respect my choiceRastien said:
This world needs more opinions like this one.Clearing the Eye said:
Also, what the hell is a 'battery' chicken?
I think it should be apparent by my previous comment that I have never bothered to check.
eggs are a luxuary that i can rarely afford so i always buy whats cheapest. if some chickens have to suffer for it so be it
And I find it pretty sad that people actually believe one kind tastes better than the other.Cpu46 said: