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Freedom Range Company Eggs
These eggs are produced and sold locally. The eggs come from hens kept in a barn system (indoors) as opposed to a free range one (indoors and outdoors). While the SPCA promotes free range eggs, the barn laid variety is a more welfare friendly option compared to eggs from caged hens.
"Kampong" Chickens
Many of you may be familiar with the eggs sold in supermarkets labelled "Kampong Chickens".
A report in the Sunday Times (3rd February 2008) clarified that the label "kampong chickens" does not mean that the birds get more room to run around in, like free-range chickens.
"Kampong" here means that the birds are hybrids of indigenous local fowl with farmed birds, hence their different build and flavour.
Free range does have its disadvantages too - to find out more visit this link
http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/laying_hen_housing_bgnd.asp
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