On 10 May 2021 at 14:39:33 BST, "T i m" wrote:

On Mon, 10 May 2021 12:31:44 +0100, Andrew
wrote:

On 09/05/2021 14:11, T i m wrote:

Because (and possibly though ignorance) they aren't treating them like
pets they are (typically) abusing and exploiting them like slaves. ;-(

NO THEY AREN'T !!.

Of course they are. Like I said, *ignorance*.

They are treated like members of the family.

A member of the family they exploit every day you mean? Your daughter
makes *herself* a toy and you take it away, forcing her to make
another, and another and another ... unless you are saying 'hobby'
(something you have introduced into the conversation as a strawman
from the main point) farmers don't use the eggs?

I'm not sure it's a cruel/kind binary. A rescue hen kept in decent conditions
until they die. It's not ideal but I do see a mutual benefit. I don't believe
I'm anthropomorphising here - I obviously don't *know* how the hen might be
feeling about it all. And the eggs are just waste I'd have thought, from the
hen's POV? I'd concede my view is largely informed by looking after some hens
for a few weeks - I don't really know what I'm talking about.

I'd offer anyone my waste products but I don't think I'd get many takers :-)

--
Cheers, Rob