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> Here in Australia, "free range" hens must be kept at no more that 10,000 head/hectare Australian "free range" eggs are a scam. When people imagine "free rang
by markdown 7y ago
> Here in Australia, "free range" hens must be kept at no more that 10,000 head/hectare
Australian "free range" eggs are a scam. When people imagine "free range", they're thinking of chickens walking free in a green meadow, which is nowhere near what actual "free range" chickens get to experience. 10,000 head/hectare is disgusting.
To get what you imagine you're getting with "free range", you need to buy pastured chickens and eggs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=can8xFpZKRs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=can8xFpZKRs
- gerhardi 7y agoI dont remember what is the requirement in my part of Europe (maybe there is a EU standard?) for free range chickens, but anyway: many years ago a close family friend wanted to start producing free range eggs on his farm. There was a huuuge area (to meet the requirements) fenced that the chickens were free to use, but still very rarely any chicken walked over 15 meters away from their shelter.
- markdown 7y agoIf the shelter moves, as in the video I linked, it works quite well.