Three different types of chicken houses exist on this farm: traditional wire cages; "enriched" cages that offer more space, perches and nesting boxes; and cage-free houses in which chickens get to ...

When it comes to poultry industry trends, this much is clear: The cage-free egg came before the antibiotic-free chicken. But similar to the egg industry’s shift toward cage-free housing systems ...

Wendy's restaurants said it would begin using cage-free eggs for 2 percent of its ... Pros • The mortality rate of an uncaged chicken is more than two times that of a caged one.

"It is a bunch of chicken poop," she added. When or if it goes into effect, the cage law would ban housing chickens "in a manner that prevents the animal from turning around freely, lying down ...