Four little eggs These four eggs have plenty in common... They - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Four little eggs These four eggs have plenty in common... They - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Four little eggs These four eggs have plenty in common... They were all sorted by size... They were all cleaned using ultraviolet light... They were all candled to check for freshness... They were all labelled... ...before being sold at a
These four eggs have plenty in common...
They were all sorted by size...
They were all cleaned using ultraviolet light...
They were all candled to check for freshness...
They were all labelled...
...before being sold at a supermarket.
... but there’s one important difference.
Can you guess what it is?
This egg was laid by a
caged hen
She has lived her whole life in this cage
‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.0She doesn’t have much space to move around.
‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.0And there’s not much to see or do.
‘Colony cage eggs’ by Farm Watch is licensed under CC BY 2.013 hens
share each square metre
It is crowded and these hens never go
- utside of their cage.
1 metre 1 metre
This egg was laid by a
Barn hen
She has lived her whole life in this barn.
She has more space to move around...
...but she’s never seen the sun or felt fresh air.
9 hens
share each square metre
These hens never go
- utside their barn.
1 metre 1 metre
This egg was laid by a
free range hen
She can leave the barn during the day.
She comes back inside every night.
She has space to explore and stretch her wings.
9 hens
share each square metre
These hens can go
- utside during the day
and enjoy more space.
1 metre 1 metre
This egg was laid by an
- rganic hen
She has more space outside of the barn.
She has more space indoors too!
She has plenty to stop her getting bored.
6 hens
share each square metre
During the day they have even more space outside and these lucky hens are fed organic food.
1 metre 1 metre
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Which egg would you choose for your breakfast?
Why do you think hens are kept on different kinds of farm? How can you find out where your eggs come from?