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Here at the happy egg company, we’re proud of the welfare conditions we provide for our hens. We understand that sometimes you might want to ask us about how we care for our hens, the processes we have in place to keep them happy or something else. This Q&A forum is place a where you can ask us any question and we’ll try and provide you an answer.

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tiffany

On March 28, 2013

Hi, I have just read an article on the VIVA website claiming that your depiction of ‘The Happy Egg company is false??!! I only ever buy ‘Happy Egg Company’ eggs in the belief I am supporting a better life for hens & I would like to know if there is any truth in the terrible conditions VIVA claim your eggs work in? Subjected to electric shoCDs the first weeks of their lives to prevent them going outside? Beaks trimmed to prevent pecking & massive slaughter at just 72 weeks before a whole new flock are shipped in?? Dustbaths full of water & them being too scared to go outside??! I am shocked & appalled at these claims as pride myself on paying extra for my eggs in the knowledge that I am not supporting the terrible treatment that those from cheaper brands experience, & now it appears I have supporting nothing better??! Please respond ASAPyou hank you!

Katie Gritt

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on March 28, 2013
Hi Katie, The VIVA investigation was an isolated incident that was resolved over 2 years ago and the farm in question was immediately and permanently removed from our approved happy egg farms.   If you’d like to find out more about our standard of welfare please read this http://bit.ly/UzMH7L
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tiffany

On April 2, 2013

How do you harvest your eggs?

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on April 2, 2013
Hi, We harvest our eggs from a conveyer belt that runs underneath our girls' private nesting boxes which we then sort by hand and place into our egg cartons to be taken to the packing centre. thanks, the happy egg co
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tiffany

On February 28, 2013

Why dont you have any photos of your hens in their happy homes on your website?

Lisa

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 28, 2013
Hi Lisa, We have plenty of photos of our girls on our Facebook page http://facebook.com/thehappyeggco and on our Pinterest board 'Our Girls'http://pinterest.com/thehappyeggco/our-girls/ thanks the happy egg co
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tiffany

On February 19, 2013

Are your chickens 100%  non-GM fed?

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 19, 2013
Yes, All our girls are fed a cereal based diet made up of the highest quality materials which include; 65% Wheat 15% Soya 5% Sunflower 9% Limestone 2% Wheat Feed 2% Fats and Oils 2% Mineral Supplement This is a 'vegetarian' diet and no fats or oils in the birds’ feed are derived from animals.    
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Andy

On February 12, 2013

Is it true you kill your male chicks!

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 12, 2013
Unfortunately, there aren’t currently any ways of separating male and female chicks before birth which unfortunately means that the male chicks are killed. We can't have any male chicks on any of the Happy Egg Co. farms as it would mean that we would run the risk of our girls laying fertilised eggs. We choose our hatcheries very carefully to make sure that the breeders believe in welfare and hen happiness as well.
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Andy

On February 12, 2013

How many farms do you have?

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 12, 2013
We have over a 100 farms across England, Wales and Scotland where our girls can roam free, perch in trees or play in their sandpits.
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Andy

On February 12, 2013

What happens after the hens after the farm? Are they rehomed or do you kill them?

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 12, 2013
When our girls retire, we try to rehome as many as possible, so they can have a nice and happy life even outside our farms.
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Andy

On February 12, 2013

What happens to your male chicks?

Peggy the Teacher

From "The Farm" on February 12, 2013
We only have hens on our happy farms as if we had cockerels we would run the risk of hens laying fertilised eggs. Our girls arrive in the happy farms when they’re just one-day old and they come from carefully chosen hatcheries run by people who care about welfare as much as we do.
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