There are videos of huge trucks dumping chickens in a landfill in Ohio. Happened june 18th. Some of the chickens were still alive.
Wasn’t reported on much in mainstream media.
“The ODA also stated that these birds in particular did not have any diseases. Instead, they were at the end of their egg-laying cycle, writing: “It is a standard practice in the poultry industry to euthanize a flock when laying hens reach the end of their productive life cycle.””
That’s b.s. Such birds are turned into food for humans or animals.
Is bird flu back?
Report says they are being investigated for not euthanizing animals before dumping.
Here is another video source.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZyn7SaDBKU/?igsi=MWxtdzd2YjBvcTFhaA%3D%3D
I wish it was easier to keep your own chickens.
They are pretty easy to care for if you have the land for them.
My grandpa has his own chickens. He does live out in the country with room for them.
He did have to put up overhead fencing/netting along with regular ground fences to keep out hawks and eagles. And occasionally he has had a ground predator problem. But he owns a shotgun so…
But I would say still, pretty easy to raise egg-producing chickens in a humane way.
If only people had the land then anyone could. You can even keep them where your little garden is. They eat pests.
You don’t need that much room for a few chickens either.
This is the unseen side and eventually the crux of the romantic idea on “ethical animal production”, there is not enough land to cover the demand from consumers AND let them have a decent life at the same time. Reduce your consumption of products containing eggs, try out vegan recipes, by leaving out eggs of your cake or replacing them with alternatives, keeping the demand at the same horizon by buying local & organic is not a long-term solution sadly.
I have been keeping chickens since 2022. I haven’t had to put up netting, I’ve instead been relying on my big ass scary rooster who does a great job of warning the girls that something is up. They could handle a smaller yard, but its less effort for me and nicer for them when they can run around their 1/4 acre fenced off area.