Which eggs?

BusyGirl

I always buy free-range eggs but I've noticed that quite a few people on this site don't bother(as they are more expensive). However, I don't buy organic or free-range chicken so why am I bothering to buy free-range eggs?
What do you think?

BlondeHeadOn

I always have this vision of happy chickens hopping around a nice big field and pecking at the ground - rather then being stacked on top of each other in a shed and pecking each other ..... but I think I might be a over-optimistic about the life of a free-range egg chicken!

No matter, I have to buy the eggs which give me a much happier mental picture....

skintchick

I always buy free range as otherwise the chickens lead miserable lives, and I think animal welfare is worth more than a few pennies.

They live longer than the chickens killed for food, I think, so there's more reason to buy free range eggs than free range chicken meat, although obviously if you can do both then that's best.

shell2001

I have to buy free-range too. I did buy value ones once but felt so guilty everytime I used them or saw the box in the fridge. I am on a budget but just cannot bring myself to buy the "cheaper" caged ones.

wigginsmum

We always buy freerange too. Can't justify the extra cruelty of 'caged,' in the same way that I'll never eat veal (even though I drink milk which supports the veal industry). Call me inconsistent.

redballoon_2

I use free range eggs they taste far nicer than the cheaper ones.

i buy free range chicken when possible.

liz.._4

I always buy free freerange and organic if available even though I'm on a budget too. I read somewhere that there are more nutrients in them because the chickens' diets are more varied. Not sure if this is the case but its not going to break the bank and I'm happy in my own little world because of it!

CLARABEL

if you doubt again, picture (or look at) a sheet of a4 paper. the size of a battery chcken's cage from which it never leaves in it's lifetime....

:mad:

Ticklemouse

I always buy free range if available, but I never buy the value ones at the supermarket. The shells are so thin it's a sure sign that there is something seriously missing from their diet. Likewise I always buy organic milk because the nutritional value is far superior to ordinary milk.

However .... I will eat veal

Smiley_Mum

I always buy eggs that are from free range chickens, and able to run around, not caged ones. I don't buy my meat from the supermarket, from the local Q Guild butcher and I'm pretty sure the chicken is free range.

Gingham_Ribbon

I don't think you can beat organic eggs for taste and freshness. But I buy them for animal welfare reasons. Organic/free range chicken is more expensive than caged hens, but again, the quality is much better and I think if food tastes good, I seem to need less of it to feel satisfied. But I am not a meat eater and I know that organic chicken would be prohibitive to our budget. So I'd probably at least get the free range eggs and try to find a cheap supplier of free range chicken or simply buy it less to compensate for the price. Last option for me, but still a reasonable one I think, is to buy what you can afford free range (like eggs) and accept that one person can't change the world and carry on as you are!