Cage-Free vs Free-Range Hens: What's The Difference
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Cage-free hens are not confined to cages and can roam in a barn or large indoor facility.
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Free-range hens are cage-free and also have regular access to the outdoors to perform natural behaviours like foraging.
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Cage-free hens are kept in open barns, allowing them to roam, perch, and use nests to lay eggs.
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They have more space than in battery cages but are still confined indoors.
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They can perform natural behaviors like walking and spreading their wings.
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Free-range hens are not confined to cages and have access to foraging areas or fields outside the barn.
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They are allowed to go outdoors, which provides additional freedom and a more natural lifestyle.
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All free-range systems are cage-free, but not all cage-free systems are free-range.
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