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Free range denotes a method of farming husbandrywhere the animals, for at least part of the day, can roam freelyoutdoors, rather than being confined in an enclosure for 24 hourseach day. Free range may apply to meat, eggs or dairyfarming.
Similarly, you may ask, how are cage free chickens raised?
On an egg carton, “cage free” meansthat the hens that laid the eggs were not raised in cagedhousing systems, which is how the vast majority of laying hens inthe U.S. are housed. Unlike for laying hens, it is not commonindustry practice to confine chickens raised for slaughterin cages.
Just so, do chickens like being free range?
"They can be perfectly healthy and have goodwelfare in an indoor system." Chickens like to be undercover - either in shaded outdoor areas on afree-range farm, or in a suitable indoorenvironment, Dr Hartcher says. "There is a push in Europethat free-range chickens should all have to gooutside every day.
Not only do the meat and eggs of free-rangechickens taste better, they are also healthier. They havehigher levels of nutrients and less fat. Free-rangechickens have 21% less total fat, 30% less saturated fat and28% fewer calories than their factory-farmedcounterparts.