More changes are coming to your local grocery store. Starting Jan. 1, 2023, the state of Colorado will prohibit the sale of eggs that are not cage-free.
House Bill 20-1343 requires all eggs sold at grocery stores to come from cage-free hens. That means Colorado egg producers need to make required changes too.
“By including enrichments such as scratch areas, perches, nest boxes, and dust bathing, cage-free housing allows hens to exhibit their natural behaviors,” said Julie Mizack, egg program manager at the Colorado Department of Agriculture in a statement after the law was signed.
See the full article by Danielle Kreutter, December 11, 2022