There is a difference between free-range and cage-free chickens and you might freak out when you see it.

There's a difference between cage-free and free-range chickens and if you don't know what it is, you're not alone.

The Wall Street Journal breaks down the ways that chickens are reared:

Caged: Chickens are forced into small cages. They cannot move and are treated as machines.

Cage-free: The chickens are uncaged and able to freely roam a barn or other facility, but they generally don’t have access to the outdoors.

Free-range: Indicates the hens are cage-free and have some access to the outdoors.

 

This is a video of free-range chickens, essentially the most natural way chickens can live in captivity.

 

Prepare yourself for the graphic images of a factory farm and chickens that are reared "cage-free."  This is GRAPHIC.

Support free-range animal production if you eat meat or animal products.