"free range"--let's get rid of this nonsense term

[33ChickenLovers]

you know what i mean...the ass clowns that say "free range" and it's a backyard the size of a living room.

Depends which living room...
I think you should stop now.

 

[33ChickenLovers]

What does this mean? I can see so many different meanings

Oh haha when I said yes, it came up with an emoji recommendation, “” so I put a hand that’s pointing to the left to basically say “look over here”
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[SpotTheCat]

Oh haha when I said yes, it came up with an emoji recommendation, “” so I put a hand that’s pointing to the left to basically say “look over here”
“ ”

That makes sense, thank you for explaining!

 

[33ChickenLovers]

That makes sense, thank you for explaining!

All good

 

[Chickassan]

Personally, my herd is dubbed free range for me by neighbors that have fully enclosed birds that don't touch the outside without an armed bodyguard.
I have a comically fenced acre, even as fat as my guys and gals are they could run for it with minimal effort.
They're content so on the rare occasion one goes over they'll alert themselves hoarse until I toss the poor soul back over.
This is chicken sorcery to the neighbors that run a tighter ship.

 

[Cheery]

"free range." ---Your chickens can leave where you live and never come back because you live in an area with no fences...agreed..."free range."

not "free range"---you have any defined area whether it be 1 acre or 1000 acres of space with fences to keep your chickens from "free ranging"...that's basically a chicken "run."

doesn't matter either way...the term "free range" is worthless and mostly annoying. every time i hear it i instantly know the person i am dealing with just bought their first chickens.

"free range" is for the conglomerate egg sellers as a marketing ploy. i encourage you to eliminate this terminology.

the advantage that you all have is farm fresh nutritious eggs...because what you feed them is what matters. "free range" is the least essential part and that's why they market this...because....that's what costs the least...to upsell their product.

Yes maybe, the commercialisation of the term annoys you, but domestic chickens do not go far from their home. We have acreage here and my chickens could go for miles but they don’t. They stay within about 100 feet of their home. They love to get out of their pens. They’re waiting to get out in the morning, they’re all crowded at the door. The hens return to lay eggs. Sometimes accompanied by a rooster. Mother hen takes her month old chicks out too.
She loves to sit in the sunshine with them.
All the chickens adore dust baths in clean dirt.
they all love scratching around searching for insects to eat and pecking at grasses.
I call this free range. They’re free to keep going but they don’t choose to go away.
if the did keep going ( like pheasant or quail will ) I’d have to build a 6’ fence and cut one wing of every chicken.

 

[Cheery]

When people sell eggs in large supermarkets, I only buy free range eggs because I don't want to buy from a bunch of battery hens in cages. My supermarket makes sure their egg suppliers actually have their hens in a large area where they can be happy

Absolutely agree, I don’t have to buy eggs as I keep chickens. They adore to get out of their spacious pens and runs to explore. They do not go more than about 100 feet from their homes. They could go for miles. They love scratching the ground, having dirt baths, pecking grasses, searching for bugs, sun baking, mock fighting, preening in the sun.
They’re extremely busy all day a then put themselves to bed as soon as the sun goes down.

 

[PhilSanchez]

"free range." ---Your chickens can leave where you live and never come back because you live in an area with no fences...agreed..."free range."

not "free range"---you have any defined area whether it be 1 acre or 1000 acres of space with fences to keep your chickens from "free ranging"...that's basically a chicken "run."

doesn't matter either way...the term "free range" is worthless and mostly annoying. every time i hear it i instantly know the person i am dealing with just bought their first chickens.

"free range" is for the conglomerate egg sellers as a marketing ploy. i encourage you to eliminate this terminology.

the advantage that you all have is farm fresh nutritious eggs...because what you feed them is what matters. "free range" is the least essential part and that's why they market this...because....that's what costs the least...to upsell their product.

Picky picky

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I still have to buy eggs since only one of my birds are laying at the moment

 

[Chuckie chicken]

not "free range"---you have any defined area whether it be 1 acre or 1000 acres of space with fences to keep your chickens from "free ranging"...that's basically a chicken "run."

you know what i mean...the ass clowns that say "free range" and it's a backyard the size of a living room.

So is anyone with a fence an ass clown?

So glad I don't have a fence rn.