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    Are performance enhancing drugs helping the chickens? - by frog



    According to an as yet unreleased survey on the health of commercial egg laying chickens in the news today: The survey results are not due to be released until November, but industry sources told the Sunday Star-Times that early findings show that battery-farmed birds are generally healthier [than free range chickens] because the controlled conditions [...] read more
    September 21, 2008 2:42 pm - 2 Comments
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    Dunne makes chickens suffer - by frog



    Peter Dunne is pooh-poohing the $180 million compensation package for households that will form part of the Emissions Trading Scheme, which NZ First is claiming from it’s negotiations with Labour.  Dunne’s back of the napkin calculations are that each household will receive $2.15 a week. He then further calculates $2,15 to be about 7 eggs. [...] read more
    September 2, 2008 12:11 pm - 40 Comments
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    Urban chickens - by frog



    I’m a petless kind of urban frog. I’m not a big fan of cats, and I always feel a little sorry for big dogs in the big city. And, as you’d expect, I don’t have a lot of affinity for fish bowls and cages. But I know a lot of people do like pets, so [...] read more
    March 27, 2008 10:01 am - 5 Comments