Pros and cons of free range chicken farming.

The benefits of free range:

• Chickens live a more natural life
• No heating/ lighting costs
• Less food needs supplying as they find some for themselves
• The farmers can charge more money for free-range eggs/ chickens

The costs of free range:

• Chickens more vulnerable to weather and predators
• More land needed for each bird
• Eggs can’t be collected autimatically
• Fewer eggs laid, especially in the winter when it’s cold and dark for longer periods of time