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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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310 points greenie_beans | 2 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.601s | source
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wappieslurkz ◴[20 Feb 25 12:26 UTC] No.43113887[source]▶
No. The answer is to stop consuming eggs. Better for yourself, the animals and the planet.
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slothtrop ◴[20 Feb 25 14:25 UTC] No.43115005[source]▶
Eggs have obvious health benefits. Land encroachment + emissions is modest, and notwithstanding, that's just something to manage, not avoid altogether. Everything we demand for ourselves encroaches on land.
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wappieslurkz ◴[20 Feb 25 14:32 UTC] No.43115095[source]▶
It doesn't take much of a search to find many strong contra arguments to your reply. https://www.peta.org/features/egg-industry-cruelty/
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1. slothtrop ◴[20 Feb 25 14:36 UTC] No.43115155[source]▶
Judging from the headline (I'm not going to read PETA), this is about the issues pertaining to the wellbeing of chickens, not the other externalities I actually mentioned.

Land use for animal agriculture has shrunk over time in the US. Methane is highest for cows, not that high with chickens. With the right practices (admittedly, they aren't migrating the clocks to fertilize land) this could be carbon-neutral, but notwithstanding, methane does not persist in the atmosphere nearly as long as CO2 does.

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2. wappieslurkz ◴[20 Feb 25 14:47 UTC] No.43115293[source]▶
It's a clickbaity title indeed. But a pretty complete picture. Not a pleasant read of course. I'm sure you can find other sources yourself that offend you less than Peta does.