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Colorado Law Will Require Cage-Free Egg Production

The law passed in 2020 and will take effect Jan. 1, 2023.

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"We're going to step one which is a larger environment for our hens right now," said Bill Scebbi with Colorado Egg Producers. He says farmers will have to provide each hen with one square foot of space starting in 2023, then go fully cage-free by 2025.
"We're going to step one which is a larger environment for our hens right now," said Bill Scebbi with Colorado Egg Producers. He says farmers will have to provide each hen with one square foot of space starting in 2023, then go fully cage-free by 2025. (CBS)

By Olivia Young, CBS Denver:

As Colorado's egg farmers deal with an 85% loss of egg-laying hens as a result of bird flu, there's an upcoming change to state law that could further impact their bottom line.

A law passed in 2020, mandating cage-free egg production, will take effect Jan. 1, 2023.

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