Lemitech Barn-laid Eggs
| Name: | Lemitech Barn-laid Eggs |
| Address: | 441 English Road, Teesdale VIC 3328, Australia |
| LGA/Council: | Golden Plains Shire Council |
| Summary: | Lemitech Barn-laid Eggs is an chicken egg farm located in Teesdale, VIC Australia. |
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| Last known status: | Open and operating |
| Listing updated: | 2026 |
| Listing ID: | f0c5b |
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Farm (eggs)
ChickensIn 2017, this former meat chicken (broiler) farm was redeveloped into a cage-free egg farm by the company Lemitech. In 2023, Lemitech was charged with the death of a worker at this same egg farm, who died after becoming entangled in the conveyor belt used to move eggs from the sheds into the packing room. The company was fined $13.3 million for failing to prevent the man's death.
It's not just animals that are harmed in these systems, all too often humans become the victims as well.
In 2025, anonymous investigators visited Lemitech's farm in Teesdale to investigate the conditions of the hens inside. They found despondent hens inside filthy sheds as well as dozens of dead hens overflowing from a bin where their bodies had been thrown. Some hens were found struggling to breathe or stand in the cramped sheds, while others had bleeding wounds from being pecked by other hens.
In barn-laid or cage-free systems, hens are kept confined to sheds for their entire lives. Often, tiered metal perches will allow the birds to roost, while nesting boxes are placed on top of metal flooring. In Australia, there are no legal requirements or standards which apply to cage-free or 'barn-laid' egg production systems. This means farmers will often pack as many hens as possible into these sheds to maximise production and account for the enormous number of birds who die from sickness or injury.
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Eggs Uncaged - The reality of 'ethical' eggs
Sunday 1 Feb 2026 by
Free-range, cage-free - we went behind the labels to expose the real cost of 'ethical' eggs. A sick hen at South Gippsland Eggs (Farm Transparency Project, 2025) Roughly 55% of the 19 million Australian egg-laying hens are raised in cage systems, where birds are kept behind bars for their entire lives. On cage farms, hens can be allowed as little as 550cm2 of space, roughly the size of an A4 piece of paper. The other 45% of egg-laying hens are raised in cage-free systems, a loose umbrella term that covers both certified free-range production systems, as well as 'barn-laid' egg farms where hens... Read more >
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Egg industry refuses to respond to animal activists’ footage
Tuesday 9 Dec 2025 by
Australia’s egg industry has refused to respond to disturbing footage showing dead and dying hens at Victorian free-range farms, with members told to stay silent. Read more >
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Ex-workers allege animal cruelty and worker mistreatment at Josh's Rainbow Eggs
Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
Farm Transparency Project has published allegations of starvation, mistreatment and forced moulting from ex-workers at major free-range egg producer, Josh's Rainbow Eggs. Two ex-workers claim that the farm made them clean machinery with toothbrushes and treated workers as 'expendable.' Workers also claim that the farm uses starvation to force moulting in egg-laying hens. Photos of dead hens at Josh's Rainbow Eggs. Photo: provided by ex-worker. Animal advocacy group Farm Transparency Project (FTP) has published two statements from ex-workers at so-called 'ethical egg' producer Josh's Rainbow Eggs, which is sold in major supermarkets around Victoria. The ex-workers claims that... Read more >
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Death, overcrowding and cannibalism at major free-range egg producers
Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
Animal protection organisation releases new footage showing widespread mistreatment of chickens on free-range and cage-free egg farms in Victoria. The footage, captured at five free-range and two barn-laid egg farms, shows sick, injured and dead hens, including ones that have been left to rot in sheds. The footage was captured by anonymous investigators earlier in the year. New footage published by Farm Transparency Project (FTP) shows chickens living in filth amongst dead and dying hens, across seven free-range and barn-laid egg farms in Victoria, including suppliers to major supermarkets. Footage from the farms shows overcrowded sheds, chickens with serious wounds,... Read more >
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