egg farm
Laying hen facility
An egg farm is a facility where chickens are raised primarily for egg production rather than meat.
These operations range from small backyard setups to massive industrial complexes housing hundreds of thousands of hens.
The egg farm supplies grocery stores across three states.
Also called an egg ranch in some regions.
- laying hensFemale poultry producing eggs
- hensFemale chickens
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
- Rhode Island RedAmerican poultry breed
- coopPoultry enclosure
laying · poultry · rooster · chicken coop · nests · hatchery · feathers · pecking · pecking order · clucking · yolks · shells · sunny side up · cartons · broiler · free-range · cage · battery
- poultry facilitieschicken coop, hen house, hatchery, poultry barn, battery cage
- food sourcesocean, rancher, river, gardens, lake
- Rural Businessesranch, orchard, feed store, grain elevator, sawmill
- agribusinessagribusiness, agro-industry, cash crops, feedlot, feedlots
- factory farmsfeedlot, poultry house, feed lot, aquaculture
- livestock facilitiesbarn, cattle ranch, cattle barn, cow barn, hog barn
agricultural product type
egg farmdairy farm
Livestock operation for milk
dairy · crop farm · grain farm · vegetable farm · cattle ranch
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