The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated fowl, believed to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl.The chicken is one of the most common and wide-spread domestic animals. With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, from both their meat and their eggs.

Some self righteous eco friendly, Animal loving Lady was trying to explain why it is a crime to eat a chicken bred in a battery cage. I just don't get it. This is the sort of short sited myopic human thinking that will eventually corrupt us, kill us,and leave us all dying from starvation.

The results are in: Eggs from hens allowed to peck on pasture are a HECK of a lot better than those from chickens raised in cages. Highlights include 1/3rd less cholesterol, 1/4 the saturated fat, and WAY more vitamin A, E, omega-3's, and beta carotene. Is YOUR health worth an extra $1?

Some people live stacked up like caged chicken

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This year, the Humane Society convinced the chef Wolfgang Puck that cage-free chickens make better-tasting eggs. Meanwhile... Officials at Notre Dame turned down a request by a campus animal rights group to switch to cage-free eggs after investigating the issue for six months.