On industrial poultry farms, many free range chickens never leave barns. ... CAGE-FREE: About 35% of egg-laying hens are now raised in cage-free housing, according to a newly released USDA report.

On industrial poultry farms, many free range chickens never leave barns. ... CAGE-FREE: About 35% of egg-laying hens are now raised in cage-free housing, according to a newly released USDA report.

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 ...

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.

RSPCA Assured is cracking down on chicken welfare with tougher new standards set to reshape how poultry are cared for from ...

Before starting a free-range poultry project, you are advised to grow some vegetables that your chicken will feed. ... It covers important topics, including breed selection, housing design, ...

Chickens can be a meaningful ... You will have to buy housing, bedding, feed ... 8-10 square feet per bird is recommended. You will have to decide if you will let your chickens free-range, ...

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.

New research has yielded promising results in the fight against campylobacter in free-range chicken flocks. Trials demonstrate that adding biochar to chicken feed can reduce campylobacter in ...