The cage-free egg bill, Senate Bill 347, currently being considered by the New Mexico Legislature is not just bad for consumers who rely on this affordable protein source, it's also bad for chickens.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. 2025 is a turning point for the treatment of animals raised for ...

Packages of Perdue Harvestland “free range” chicken sit on a refrigerated store shelf. Just because a package says “free range” doesn’t necessarily mean the chicken ever left the barn. Ames Alexander ...

Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks. This finding could have implications for states like California, ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. The egg aisle can be a confusing place. Once ...

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 ...