Reply #39: "free range" eggs sold in the US are mostly kept in sheds [View All]

[LeftyMom]

And while they're required to have access to the outdoors, generally that's only a small patch of fenced-in dirt outside a tiny hole in the shed. Additionally, there are so many loopholes in the law (outdoor access can be removed for any number of reasons including age of the hens, outdoor temperatures and fear of disease) that even that minimal access to the outdoors is often taken away.