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What's wrong with eggs if it does not harm the hen? (self.discusswithvegans)
submitted 2 months ago by mambabasa to c/discusswithvegans
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Thought I'd start populating this sub. Seems nice!

So, say you rescue chickens or raise them yourself without the intention of eating them. And they just live their lives and lay unfertilized eggs, e.g. eggs that will never become chickens. And the hen just lays them. Would it be alright to eat the eggs since they're the equivalent of menstruation?

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[–] punkisundead 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's wrong with eggs if it does not harm the hen?

Do you have any source or information for this? From everything I read its actually better for the hen to let them keep the eggs.

[–] mambabasa 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't have a source because I'm asking the question so I don't know...

[–] punkisundead 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Okay I thought you used the questions as rhetorical devices in your argument. For me tge way you formulated it seemed like you were sure about it or atleast that its your opinion.

Not saying its the best article, but its one about this topic: https://freefromharm.org/farm-animal-welfare/backyard-chickens-expanding-understanding-harm/

Most relevant part for me:

What Do We Do With the Eggs If We Don’t Eat Them?

When we let go of the anthropocentric notion that chickens’ eggs belong to us, then what could we potentially do with the eggs, if we instead wanted to do something to benefit these most exploited of birds? Well, we can hard boil the eggs and grind up the shells. We can add the shells to the chickens’ grit to give them back some of the vast amounts of calcium that is leached from their bones to produce all of those shells. We can also feed their eggs back to them in order to restore some of the protein and other nutrients they lose in the process of laying far more eggs than their bodies were ever intended to produce.

[–] mambabasa 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks