Four little eggs
These four eggs have plenty in common...
They were all sorted by size...
They were all cleaned using ultraviolet light...
They were all candled to check for freshness...
They were all labelled...
...before being sold at a supermarket.
... but there’s one important difference. Can you guess what it is?
This egg was laid by a caged hen
She has lived her whole life in this cage ‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.0
She doesn’t have much space to move around. ‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.0
And there’s not much to see or do. ‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.0
1 metre 13 hens share each square metre 1 metre It is crowded and these hens never go outside of their cage.
This egg was laid by a Barn hen
She has lived her whole life in this barn.
She has more space to move around...
...but she’s never seen the sun or felt fresh air.
1 metre 9 hens share each square metre 1 metre These hens never go outside their barn.
This egg was laid by a free range hen
She can leave the barn during the day.
She comes back inside every night.
She has space to explore and stretch her wings.
1 metre 9 hens share each square metre 1 metre These hens can go outside during the day and enjoy more space.
This egg was laid by an organic hen
She has more space outside of the barn.
She has more space indoors too!
She has plenty to stop her getting bored.
1 metre 6 hens share each square metre 1 metre During the day they have even more space outside and these lucky hens are fed organic food.
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i c n e g n a d a g n r e r g r e o e a a r f b c Which egg would you choose for your breakfast? Why do you think hens are kept on different kinds of farm? How can you find out where your eggs come from?
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