
You can now buy eggs from in-ovo sexed hens
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created: July 21, 2025, 2:15 p.m. | updated: July 21, 2025, 3:09 p.m.
However, when introduced to in-ovo sexing technology, an alternative which allows producers to identify and remove male eggs so that only females hatch, consumer interest is overwhelming.
NestFresh is debuting eggs from in-ovo sexed hens under the "Humanely Hatched" label, now available at select Whole Foods locations in the Southwest and soon expanding nationwide.
In other words, they’re hoping that the self-reported survey data about consumer interest in in-ovo sexing holds in practice.
They have yet to reveal how they will market their eggs from in-ovo sexed hens.
Your purchase will help in-ovo sexing technology scale and make it more likely that it eventually becomes standard practice across the entire industry.
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