She slowly starves to death. The industry fails to warn of the enormous amounts of antibiotics, pesticides, and other chemicals used. Up to five hens are crowded for life in a cage with the floor space barely more than the size of a brief case. Debeaking is a painful procedure whereby the hen's sensitive upper beak is sliced off with a hot blade. Many die from shock during the process.
Male chicks are of no value to the egg industry.
They are thrown into plastic bags to suffocate slowly under the weight of chicks dumped on top. Others are ground into animal feed - while still alive. When egg production declines, the hens are starved and denied water for several days. Many die during this torturous process. Veterinary care is non-existent.