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Hickman's Egg Ranch

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Jan 10, 2023

Price of eggs will increase as rules pertaining to treatment of animals take effect

Those already expensive eggs at your local grocer are about to get a tiny bit more costly. And potentially less available. And it's all in the name of humane treatment of animals. New regulations that took effect at the beginning of the month require that laying hens that are kept in cages have at least one square foot -- 144 inches -- of usable floor space.

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