Terschuur · Egg-laying hens
EKO
This location in Terschuur keeps egg-laying hens. This location holds the EKO certification.
Organic laying hens often have a much higher mortality rate, the number of premature deaths, than free-range hens. Feather pecking is also more common because organic hens' beaks are not allowed to be trimmed. This pecking is, therefore, more harmful.
Where do organic, Rondeel, Beter Leven, and regular eggs come from? The Ongehoord research team visited the barns of the Netherlands' most famous egg farmers. They saw sick, paralyzed, bald, and especially many dead laying hens.