It's great to hear two rivals working together for greater good. These guys are improving conditions for layer hens. It is much better than two sides shouting at each other with nothing to show for it.
The result in this case are more spacious living quarters for hens, allowing them to be more like chickens, and less like egg machines. They can perch, open their wings, turn around, and have access to nesting boxes.
I am definitely happy about this advancement, but still skeptical of the overall system. As an owner of a small flock of layer hens, I ask myself if the conditions of the chickens would sell the eggs. Would they bring a customer into their henhouse and say "this is how our chicken are raised, will you buy our eggs?" Yes, its better than the old system, but is it really what we are striving for?
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