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CAGED EGGS (Caged Eggs (Ryan (Chicken eggs (How many eggs produced overall…

- - - - How many eggs produced overall per year?
        82 percent of 1 billion eggs consumed (820,000,000) are caged eggs.
      - How many chickens are kept in one shed?
        One shed may contain as many as 45,000 caged hens. With about 6400 cages per factory.
      - How many farms do we have in NZ?
        There are around about 146 caged egg farms in NZ
    - - What are colony cages?
        A colony cage is basically a battery cage but it has slightly more room than the standard battery cage.
      - When will they be phased in by?
        The colony cages will be phased in by 2020 by then almost all the other country will be moving away from the factory farming.
  - - - Countdown sell 12 caged eggs for $4.99
      - There is a high chance that you can get salmonella from caged chickens.
      - Three times more vitamin E.
      - Twice as much omega-3 fatty acids.
      - Seven times more pro-vitamin A beta-carotene.
      - A quarter less saturated fat.
      - A third less cholesterol.
    - - Life expectancy of a chicken is 5-18 months
      - Science daily says that caged hens are less prone to diseases.