Photo Of The Day: A Chicken-And-Egg Conundrum

(AP) — In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 6, 2012, hens are seen at a chicken farm in Fleurus, Belgium. A dozen years after the European Union set Jan. 1, 2012 as the date to eliminate the most cramped cages to improve the living standards of egg laying hens, half of the 27 European Union nations have failed to fully comply.

Jan 11, 2012

(AP) — In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 6, 2012, hens are seen at a chicken farm in Fleurus, Belgium.

A dozen years after the European Union set Jan. 1, 2012 as the date to eliminate the most cramped cages to improve the living standards of egg laying hens, half of the 27 European Union nations have failed to fully comply. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)