First colony laid eggs available in NZ
Farmer Brown is the first company in New Zealand to offer colony laid eggs to New Zealand shoppers throughout the country.
A company spokesperson answered a few questions, to explain what ‘colony laid’ means:
Colony laid eggs are eggs laid by hens in a colony. A colony is an improved cage-housing system that provides more space for hens to do the things hens love to do – nesting, scratching, perching and stretching their wings. The colonies are equipped with ‘furnishings’ like nest boxes, perches and scratch pads, which are well used by hens.
The Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012 specifies that conventional cages are to be phased out by the end of 2022. They will be replaced by colony, barn or free range housing which complies with the welfare requirements for farms with laying hens to produce eggs.
Farmer Brown is the first company in New Zealand to offer colony laid eggs to New Zealand shoppers throughout the country.
A company spokesperson answered a few questions, to explain what ‘colony laid’ means:
Colony laid eggs are eggs laid by hens in a colony. A colony is an improved cage-housing system that provides more space for hens to do the things hens love to do – nesting, scratching, perching and stretching their wings. The colonies are equipped with ‘furnishings’ like nest boxes, perches and scratch pads, which are well used by hens.
The Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012 specifies that conventional cages are to be phased out by the end of 2022. They will be replaced by colony, barn or free range housing which complies with the welfare requirements for farms with laying hens to produce eggs.
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