Omelette noun
Oxford Dictionary definition: beaten eggs fried and often folded over filling.
Our definition: Omelettes are made from eggs laid by birds (usually chickens) kept in unnatural, confined conditions, more often than not in over-crowded barns with no access to the outside and no natural light or fresh air. Their miserable lives are short, ending when they begin to lay less eggs at about 12 to 18 months of age (naturally, healthy chickens could live into their teens if not taken by a predator, though those rescued from chicken farms don’t usually live longer than 4 years due to their harrowing start in life). Contrary to popular opinion, buying free range is not the cruelty free option since these birds’ lives will also end in brutal slaughter by the tender age of 18 months. NB farms can label their eggs free range if there is access to an outdoor area from the chickens’ barn even though most of the birds in the overcrowded barn are never able to reach the door. Male chicks are horribly killed en masse shortly after hatching.
Buying tofu, on the other hand, is the cruelty free option and if you love eggs, you’ll really love tofu 😀
Spinach Tofu Scramble. Photo by Evelyn Oliver
I love tofu! 😀
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Me too 😀
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Lived on from in Quebec for 5 years. Owned 12 Red Warrens from hatchlings. They were totally free range. Their life span was little more than 3 years This is considered normal for most healthy layers. Their production was normal and they were healthy for about two years before decline began. This is for your information from my personal experience. Eddie
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Hi Eddie, I believe your hens’ lifespans are similar to most people’s experience in these modern times (including ours). However, that is because they have been bred to lay and not for a long natural life. Historically chickens would have had a much longer life span and would have only laid about 20 eggs per year, according to what I’ve read. Thanks for your input 🙂
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You have a point there and must be right. I know that these hens were bread for their ability to produce. Thanks for getting back to me.
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Yeah, I mean it can’t be natural for a bird to lay an egg every day, that doesn’t happen with other birds in nature. It’s horrible how humans have manipulated other beings for their own selfish ends.
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