Princess Layer and Lindsay Lowhen (Isa Brown hens) Arrived 30 Oct 2015 These two chicks came to us from a school hatching program – two of thousands of little lives hatched from eggs for the sole purpose of demonstrating the wonder of life to school children; alas the life lesson of how to then take ongoing responsibility for these lives you have purposely brought into existence is never part of the program. The male chicks hatched from these programs are even harder to find homes for and face a much…
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Australian "Free Range" egg production set to become more intensive
An article on Sydney Morning Herald’s website about impending amendments to the definition of “Free Range” egg production reveals some worrisome changes, but comes as no surprise to most animal advocates. It represents a shining example of what animal protection groups already know – that Animal Ag. industry guidelines will always be amended and manipulated (yes, even free range) to allow for more intensive production rates. “Egg labeling has become a contentious issue after the Australian Egg Corporation, which represents most egg producers, devised a new standard that would allow…
The Chooks...
We have chooks. To anybody unfamiliar with the Aussie vernacular, a chook is a chicken. When we first moved to the Hills, we were intent on adopting several critters. It was surprising to discover that we were not permitted to keep hoofed animals on our acre, especially considering there are properties in the immediate vicinity who can (and do) keep a motley assortment of horses and sheep. Being vegetarian at the time, it was only a matter of days before Geoff and I had set ourselves up to receive our…