Australian egg producers will be allowed to use battery cages until 2036 in a decision animal welfare organisations say will consign 55 million hens to a life of suffering. The Department of ...

But now a new study has found that eggs from backyard hens may contain dangerous levels of lead up to 40 times higher than eggs bought from the supermarket, sparking a warning to urban gardeners. In ...

There’s nothing like the fresh eggs from your own hens, the more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chooks will tell you. Unfortunately, it’s often not just freshness and flavour that set ...

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Australian egg farmers say they are closely monitoring a consumer-driven overhaul of the Californian egg production system, as it launches a review of its own industry standards. As of 1 January 2015, ...