There has been a lot of talk these last few weeks about folks saying their chickens have stopped producing eggs. I have encountered the same problem. Last summer I was getting between 8 to 12 eggs a day from my 25 hens. By fall their egg production went to zero. Normally when the weather gets cold there will be a decline in egg production, but not nearly that drastic.
The news sources that I have listened to have focused on Purina, who is owned by Land O’ Lakes. Apparently, Land O’ Lakes just opened one of the largest free-range hatcheries in the country. It stands to reason that Land O’ Lakes would benefit financially if all the folks who have laying hens in their backyards have to start buys store eggs due to lack of production.
I have done a little research myself into this issue. I have been using Nutrena feed, so I wanted to see who owned Nutrena and if there was any connection to the problems. Here is what I found:
Nutrena and Purina are both produced by Cargill. The CEO of Cargill David MacLennons is a regular attendee of the WEF’s Davos convention and is very proud of his companies ESG Report. Furthermore, Cargill is the producer of Sunny Fresh Eggs. Also, last summer Cargill partnered with Continental Grain to create Wayne-Sanderson Farms. They are the 3rd largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the U.S.
Of course, this information proves nothing. But I do believe more investigation should take place given the blatant conflict of interest that these companies have.
Great job of investigative reporting. Wish there were more like you in our younger generation. Shared.
I do not eat eggs, but I feel your pain. I also recognize corporate fuckery, and think that the first thing we can do to stop it is call it on the carpet, as you are doing here. What next? Do we start mass phone-calling them, or do a letter-writing campaign? The courts are likely to be of no help as most judges are part of the psycho-club and will kick as many cans down the judicial road as possible. Are the flames of revolution growing? If so, we cannot simply "overthrow" this worldwide system of systems: They have to be permanently shut down, and the projectionists jailed or....