egg-laying

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut agriculture officials say the collapse of a farm building because of heavy snow has killed 85,000 egg-laying hens.

85,000 Hens Killed In Chicken Coop Collapse AP 2011

Beehives are organized around an egg-laying queen tended by workers who, during their lifetime, make the transition from hivebound duties, such as nursing larvae, to more far-reaching jobs, such as foraging for food or defending the nest.

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Male chicks being ground up alive in giant macerators, and egg-laying hens packed into tiny wire cages so small they cannot even spread their wings

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut agriculture officials say the collapse of a farm building because of heavy snow has killed 85,000 egg-laying hens.

85,000 Hens Killed In Chicken Coop Collapse AP 2011

Male chicks being ground up alive in giant macerators, and egg-laying hens packed into tiny wire cages so small they cannot even spread their wings

Ari Solomon: The Real Vegan Challenge Won't Be Televised (VIDEO) Ari Solomon 2011

Stokes also warned readers from the “egg-laying to early nesting” period to stay at least a quarter of a mile away from the nest as alarmed parents might abandon their nest or the young.

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Here's what I'm sure of: I wouldn't tolerate someone ripping my dog's teeth out (baby pigs); stuffing him in a cramped wire cage (egg-laying chickens); or swinging a pickax at his face (Blue-Fin Tuna).

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Here's what I'm sure of: I wouldn't tolerate someone ripping my dog's teeth out (baby pigs); stuffing him in a cramped wire cage (egg-laying chickens); or swinging a pickax at his face (Blue-Fin Tuna).

Josh Tetrick: Food Stories Josh Tetrick 2011

Today, a couple of workers can manage an egg-laying operation of almost a million chickens laying 240,000,000 eggs a year.

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut agriculture officials say the collapse of a farm building because of heavy snow has killed 85,000 egg-laying hens.

85,000 Hens Killed In Chicken Coop Collapse AP 2011