Iceland appears to have dropped its commitment to stop selling eggs from caged hens by the end of 2025. The retailer first made the commitment in 2016 but has recently come under fire from animal ...

Iceland committed to source whole eggs exclusively from hens raised outside of cages by the end of 2025. However, 71% of their eggs came from caged hens in 2023-24, 6% more than the previous year ...

Iceland committed to source whole eggs exclusively from hens raised outside of cages by the end of 2025. However, 71% of their eggs came from caged hens in 2023-24, 6% more than the previous year, and ...

According to Iceland’s own data, 71% of the eggs the retailer sold in 2023-24 came from caged hens, prompting The Humane League UK to call for a protest outside its Waterloo store.

Norse settlers brought their home flocks to Iceland in the ninth century. For more than a thousand years, the only chickens in the country were of this robust landrace. The Icelandic chicken is a ...

If you visited the homestead “Antique Stonehope,” you would soon be surrounded by Icelandic chickens, turkeys, and, if you were really lucky, a wheat field. Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher ...

Known as a landrace fowl, Icelandic chickens have been bred and developed for centuries on the Nordic island. Due to the geographic isolation and relatively small area of land, breeders were ...

UK retailers Iceland Foods and Morrisons have both announced plans to end the sale of eggs from caged hens in their stores by 2025. Iceland said its decision followed “customer feedback and ...

Supermarket giant Iceland is to stop selling eggs from caged hens. The Flintshire-based company said that following customer feedback and an extensive consultation exercise it will move to barn ...

Icelandic chickens are a hardy, self-reliant breed with flavorful meat and good egg-laying ability, even in winter! This ancient breed is great at foraging the majority of their own food ...