sucks, but it happens.
I have seen how these operations work and I really do not approve as they are not how I would work them.
there are better ways, where you do not have millions of birds all together in one place.
Exactly. Those huge places are filthy and birds are mistreated. I buy only pasture-raised eggs from a company in my state, sold at Natural Grocer and Safeway. A friend knows the man who raises them and says he’s very careful to give his hens the best possible feed.