Aibu to be angry with people who do not buy free range eggs?

[ohnoudidnt]

I know that they cost more, but surely it is worth the extra to know the bird has had a better standard of living.

Probably the most petty reason to be angry I have ever come across on MN, so well done.

No, YANBU or petty. I don't like people who don't care about the welfare of other beings.

I agree with you in theory, but I get my eggs from the butchers and I've never asked what type of life the chickens have.

If you think like that you'd have to find out about everything you buy that's animal related which could get a bit obsessive perhaps.

Sometimes people just don't have the money to choose, much as they'd like to.

I don't think it's petty either. I don't understand how someone can stand in the egg aisle of the supermarket and pick up those 'barn' eggs. Everyone knows the kind of life those chickens had. Saying that, I also buy organic milk, free range chicken and British pork as well.

how about free range chickens, or pork etc., op

i Always buy free range, always have.
until recenty,
being skint led me to buy value eggs,

but there werent very nice.

Apparently 'free range' is now a term that is bandied about. Free range hens only have to have X amount of space (not that big afaik) to satisfy the free range criteria.
Meaning not only should you buy free range, but check the companies that produce eggs first to see what the hens are actually getting.
Same goes for red tractor label, the term 'organic' and 'barn' eggs. It's a minimum criteria. Yes, much better than battery, but still not great.

YANBU.
Same goes for milk, cheese, yoghurt, meat products IMO.
I think a lot of folk should have an idea of where their food comes from and do more research.

Atually if you'd ever seen the conditions some chickens are kept under you would realise it wasn't a petty reason to be angry at all.

So, because we're poor this month we can't eat eggs and get much needed cheap protein.

I do actually normally eat free range eggs but I still think you sound like you've got your head up your own bum if you can't appreciate that free range are priced out of some people's budgets in a recession!

yanbu

there are loads of battery/barn chicken places around where my mum lives and the smell from them is truely horrendous.

if the thoughtless people could smell what the eggs they're buying were laid in they would be sick and would put them back on the shelf quick smart.

free range eggs need not be expensive. the farm shop near us sells them for 85p for 1/2 a dozen.

YABU. That extra cost may not be a big deal to you, but a lot of people are on a really tight budget atm where the extra pennies really do count.

I also think you are being a leeetle bit naive if you think that 'free range' chickens all have a wonderful life romping about in fields and woodland. see here for example

And I would dispute that MrsB, I reckon 'where can I find a decent window cleaner in Blackpool (I think it was)' would beat being concerned about an animals welfare.

How much are battery eggs? Maybe it's different in the city, but the standard for eggs from someone's backyard hens around here is £1 for 6.

really? i suggest you get a life

If you can't afford eggs this month, there's nothing wrong with tinned pulses. I'm on my £500 a month maternity pay and DH is on a low wage but I still wouldn't compromise on this! Loads of other things you can cut back on.

our farm shop does 1.20 half dozen,
which is cheaper than the supermarket,

but still value are 88 p or so.
fine for cooking with

yabu, people can't necessarily afford things. much as they might prefer to

1)Maybe they care more about their children's standard of living, than a hens?
2) How do you know the hens are happier? I think it is easy to project human feelings onto a hen.
2)When I was a teenager I had a Saturday job at a free range egg production unit, and mostly the hens wanted to stay inside

Well, it's not just about eggs is it? Years ago I used to feel very smug about buying free-range eggs and then dh pointed out it was about the actual chickens as well!

We now only buy free-range meat and but mostly from farmers' markets. It is expensive but we only eat meat once or twice a week. Luckily, dh is an excellent cook and makes some lovely pasta dishes and curries so we don't notice lack of meat at all. We do eat a fair bit of fish as well.

So YABU if you think it's all about the eggs, otherwise YANBU.

The farm shop near you may sell them for 85p bamboo, but not everyone lives near a very cheap farm shop. I'd say most people don't.

I have my own chickens who free range all day - they dustbathe, chat, eat grass - just generally have a wonderful life. They are curious, daft characters and the thought of battery hens make me feel ill. I have friends who have rescued some and sometimes, they drop dead after one day of freedom. They simply cannot cope with sunlight, stimulation and space.

We live in a civilised society. No animal should be treated the way battery hens are and hopefully, when the law changes shortly - it will not happen....

Ah but how do you know that the workers growing or canning those tinned pulses have not been exploited FBB?

YANBU. Free range eggs are much nicer too.

Clearly you didn't see my thread asking for budgeting tips we aren't spending money on anything at all but food and only in tiny amounts, or know that DD, DH and I are ALL underweight and really need to be eating more than pulses and lentils for a month.

YANBU...but supermarkets must bring down the cost of their free range eggs, and many people need to be reminded what kind of life these hens are subjected to. Aren't caged hens supposed to be being banned at some point in the near future?

Not unreasonable in the slightest, and not petty at all. Cheapest in tesco for free range is 89 as Loopy says, and it's 69 pence for cheapest caged eggs.
Very much worth the extra 20 pence considering the difference in welfare standards.
I am always a bit surprised that we don't have only free range in this country.