Soon all eggs sold at Colorado grocery stores will be from cage-free hens

Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Colorado egg producers will begin transitioning to cage-free hen housing. 

The Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 20-1343 to advance animal welfare by requiring Colorado’s egg-laying hens to be housed in a cage-free environment. Additionally, the act also prohibits business owners from selling, or transporting for sale in Colorado, egg products that are not from a cage-free farm.

The act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, but there are modified requirements for the first two years to give farm owners the time to fully transition to a cage-free environment for their egg-laying hens. By Jan. 1, 2025, all eggs produced and sold in Colorado will need to be cage-free.

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