Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. Some ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That's a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while ...

There are more than 85 million backyard chickens in the United States. Here's what you need to know before starting your own flock.

Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting chickens ...

Some farmers are wondering if it's OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside. File photo: In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while ...