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Old 03-07-2016, 06:10 PM   #69
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Also I remember reading somewhere about how chickens are generally less stressed out when they have a "roost," as opposed to wandering around in the open. I have actually no idea what that means precisely or if it's true, and I don't care enough to actually do any research, but I'm throwing it out there like a soccer mom on an anti-vax bender.
Free run means they are not caged but the hens run free in an open barn, free range hens are in the same barn environment but they also have "access" to the outdoors. Cage free environments do not prevent the chickens from killing and eating each other.
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