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"Cage-free" eggs come from chickens raised in warehouses in their thousands, beaks mutilated to prevent them from pecking each other to death due to stress, and exposed to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide gasses.
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Cage-free supply will expand as California producers, and those in other states, shift toward more humane production methods, causing retail prices to decline.
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"Cage-free" indicates that the flock was able to freely roam a building, room, or enclosed area with unlimited access to food and fresh water during their production cycle.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Cage-free hens generally have two to three times more space per bird than caged hens.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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Cage-free hens may not be able to go outside and may have parts of their beaks cut off, but they can walk, spread their wings, and lay their eggs in nests-all behaviors permanently denied to hens crammed into battery cages.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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Guest column: 'Cage-free' eggs not all they are cracked up to be
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"Cage-free" eggs come from chickens raised in warehouses in their thousands, beaks mutilated to prevent them from pecking each other to death due to stress, and exposed to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide gasses.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kurt Friese 2010
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Cage-free hens may not be able to go outside and may have parts of their beaks cut off, but they can walk, spread their wings, and lay their eggs in nests-all behaviors permanently denied to hens crammed into battery cages.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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"Cage-free" eggs come from chickens raised in warehouses in their thousands, beaks mutilated to prevent them from pecking each other to death due to stress, and exposed to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide gasses.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kurt Friese 2010
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Cage-free hens generally have two to three times more space per bird than caged hens.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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