The issue is actually because many of the "free range" chickens are not free range at all. They're temporarily let outside into a small cage, or given access to a small outdoor portion (different lengths depending on the farm) and labeled as free range. Many of the free range farms still keep their chickens indoors for 90% of their lives, and are on average worse off then the regular brooder set-up.
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The issue is actually because many of the "free range" chickens are not free range at all. They're temporarily let outside into a small cage, or given access to a small outdoor portion (different lengths depending on the farm) and labeled as free range. Many of the free range farms still keep their chickens indoors for 90% of their lives, and are on average worse off then the regular brooder set-up.