Eyes on Animals was invited by a group of organic (including Demeter) egg producers in The Netherlands to come and give a talk about our organization and about our project on improving the welfare of laying hens during catching and loading. We had a very productive and respectful discussion afterwards. It is clear that there is a will and interest in new ideas, such as … [Read more...] about EonA gives presentation on our upright method of catching hens to Dutch organic egg producers, NL
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EonA helps and supervises upright catching of Kipster’s spent hens, NL
Last night Eyes on Animals gave a short instruction presentation on the EonA upright method of catching laying hens to the commercial catchers hired by Kipster. At Kipster the hens are no longer caught in the conventional way (3-6 at a time held upside down by a leg, per hand) but rather 1-2 at a time and kept upright all the time, supported by under their … [Read more...] about EonA helps and supervises upright catching of Kipster’s spent hens, NL
EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
The Belgian Ministry of Agriculture is financing research into the welfare of poultry during catching, wanting to evaluate conventional catching (3-6 birds per hand held upside down by their legs) with the EonA upright method (1 to 2 birds at a time, never suspended upside down by the legs but always held upright) and, in the case of broilers, also evaluate catching by the … [Read more...] about EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
Big compliment for catching teams who catch and load the chickens upright
For several years, EonA has been busy training several catching teams to catch poultry according to the upright method. Gemril was the first to start with this method, for which we are grateful. The catching teams of Van den Broek, Den Ouden, Jekal and Pots soon followed. We would like to thank the managers of these catching organisations for the fact that they wanted to … [Read more...] about Big compliment for catching teams who catch and load the chickens upright
Supervising and assisting with upright catching of hens at Demeter Boerveenshof, NL
Tonight 8300 laying hens were caught and loaded at a Demeter egg farm in Drenthe, NL. The EonA upright method was used, which is much more humane than the conventional method when birds are grabbed and hung upside down by their legs. The trained catchers from the commercial catching company Smeding did a very good job. Thanks also to Rolf, the Demeter farmer from … [Read more...] about Supervising and assisting with upright catching of hens at Demeter Boerveenshof, NL