Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely?That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting ...

Eggs from free range chickens are largely considered the best quality - and in stores are priced to match. If you have ideas of raising your own free range egg layers, you might have to adjust ...

Free-Range: Free-range hens have a varied diet and may eat plants and bugs outdoors, which can enhance the nutritional profile of their eggs.

Some people might instead look for the words "free-range," hoping that means the hens were outside at least part of the time, or "pasture-raised," assuming that means the hens were outdoors all ...

About 6 million hens, or 2 percent of national flock, are free-range and about 4.2 million hens, or 1.3 percent of U.S. egg production, are from pasture-raised chickens.

Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely?That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting ...

That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting chickens from a highly infectious bird flu that has killed ...

Some farmers are wondering if it's OK to sell eggs as free-range if the chickens are being kept inside to protect against highly infectious bird flu. News Livestream Weather Sports The Lift Contests.