Cage-free means the chickens aren’t stuffed into small cages that we have seen examples of in the video clips of some egg farms. Cage-free chickens are often in an open barn type setup and they are usually allowed nest boxes and perches to lay their eggs. Now, the space can still be tight, but they aren’t packed liked sardines in cages. The actual setup depends on the farm.
Free Range makes it sound like the chickens all take group exercise classes in the sunshine. Like they all put on their addidas, matching track suits, with color coordinated sweat bands and shoes, and all go on routine jogs. Welllll, not quite. Wellll, maybe. Butttt, probably not.
Free range, according to the FDA, simply means the chickens have access to the outside. It doesn’t mean they were raised outdoors. Yes, they have access to the outdoors, but how often they actually make it out there, is anybody’s guess. Theoretically, it sounds very nice. What actually happens, is not quite as clear. Smaller farms may make it easier for the chickens to roam around in the fresh air, but unless you check with them individually, you don’t really know
Free Range makes it sound like the chickens all take group exercise classes in the sunshine. Like they all put on their addidas, matching track suits, with color coordinated sweat bands and shoes, and all go on routine jogs. Welllll, not quite. Wellll, maybe. Butttt, probably not.
Free range, according to the FDA, simply means the chickens have access to the outside. It doesn’t mean they were raised outdoors. Yes, they have access to the outdoors, but how often they actually make it out there, is anybody’s guess. Theoretically, it sounds very nice. What actually happens, is not quite as clear. Smaller farms may make it easier for the chickens to roam around in the fresh air, but unless you check with them individually, you don’t really know