'''Free range eggs''' are [[bird]]s'the [[eggeggs (food)|egg]]sfrom generallypoultry intended for human consumption whichthat have been farmedallowed withoutto intensiverange [[factoryfree, farming]]as methodsNature intended. The birds are usuallyeat [[hen]]spasture, thoughnative theygrasses may be [[duck]]sand ormany [[geese]]insects. The mainabsence differenceof betweenthe [[freeconfinement range]]which andis [[batterya farm]]edhallmark eggsof isintensive factory farming practices means that the birds arehave permitteda tofar roamhealthier freelyand withinmore thenatural farmyarddiet. andThe onlygrass-fed keptdiet leads to an increase in [[shed]]snutrients oras [[henhouse]]swell atas night.a decrease in bad cholesterol.
Some interesting research regarding the nutrition of free-range eggs is being conducted by the staff at Mother Earth News magazine [http://www.MotherEarthNews.com/eggs].
These methods of farming are usually favoured by [[animal welfare|animal welfarist]]s.
