Name: Dronkelaarseweg 11, Terschuur
Uploaded: 2017-12-19
Description: 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.

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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.

Part of this investigation

InvestigationDecember 19, 2017
The life of a laying hen
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.