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Farm Sustainability Dashboard

The Farm Sustainability Dashboard has been designed to improve industry best practice and meet evolving community expectations. It has been created for business owners and is appropriate for farms of all sizes.

Your Questions

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of cage eggs?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cage eggs?

"Advantages include: Hens rarely get sick and have lower rates of mortality due to the controlled cage environment. It’s also easier for farmers to identify and treat sick hens as they are housed in smaller groups, Cage hens avoid injury from in-fighting within the flock as smaller groups of five or six per cage means the birds are able to establish a stable pecking order.
Disadvantages include: Hens in cage systems have reduced social interaction with other hens, Cage hens are unable to roam and explore as they are confined to a relatively small space, In most cage farms, the hens are unable to practice some natural behaviours like nesting and dust-bathing."