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Depends on your ethics. 9 chickens per square meter for free-range, it's a bit tight for me personally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-range_eggs https://e

• antsar 13y ago
  Huh, wow. It never even crossed my mind that "free-range" and "cage-free" might not mean what it sounds like it means. That was naive of me. 9 hens/meter does not sound very "free" to me either.
  • asciimo 13y ago
    Man, do not worry about naivete. It's actually very difficult to learn the truth about the products we consume. That you are openly expressing your enlightenment is remarkable, and worth celebrating.
• Tyr42 13y ago
  In addition to these requirements, free-range systems must also provide the following: One hectare of outdoor range for every 2500 hens (equivalent to 4m^2 per hen; at least 2.5 m^2 per hen must be available at any one time if rotation of the outdoor range is practiced) From the wikipedia page you linked. That's not too bad, is it?
• prof_hobart 13y ago
  Depends where you live. "In the EU each hen must have at least 4 square metres of space."