Most free-range chickens are housed in massive barns. They have access to the outdoors some of the time, but that doesn’t mean they leave the barn.

Most free-range chickens are housed in massive barns. They have access to the outdoors some of the time, but that doesn’t mean they leave the barn.

Currently, when housing measures are imposed to prevent the spread of disease, free-range poultry can only be labelled as such for the first 12 weeks, after which it has to be marked as indoor-reared.

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According to the FSIS, for a ‘free range’ poultry claim, a manufacturer must describe the housing conditions and “demonstrate continuous, free access to the outside throughout their normal ...

Free-range chickens are prohibited, meaning that all animals must be limited to a resident’s housing enclosure or outdoor area approved as part of the regulations.

When it does, farmers with free-ranging chickens and other poultry will be issued with urgent housing orders to lock up their flocks in a bid to preserve native wildlife.

Chicken stock being sold in supermarkets is now coming with warning labels informing them the product has 'temporarily' been made with non free-range hens.