este k tomu kulturnemu chovu sliepok na vajcia

Chickens reared for egg-production begin their lives in huge, industrial hatcheries. Just as in the dairy industry, males are considered useless as they will never lay an egg and don’t put on weight quickly enough for meat production, so millions are gassed to death at just one day old each year. This is true for all types off egg production, including caged, free-range and organic.

The females go on to a life of perpetual egg-laying until their productivity begins to drop and they too are slaughtered, usually at around 72 weeks old. Chickens can naturally live for around 5-6 years.

As with dairy cows, egg-laying hens have been bred to lay unnaturally large numbers of eggs – around 300 per year, compared to around a dozen in the wild. This constant egg production drains calcium and other nutrients from their bodies, leaving them with brittle bones that are easily broken when they are handled or transported to slaughter.