Allergies? Organic Chickens vs. Free Range Chickens?

Here are some more descriptive types of chicken! tongue
Organic: Chickens are fed only certified organic feed and have outside access. May or may not be processed organically. Check label.
Chemical-free: Chickens are raised on non-medicated feed. If ranged outside, the pasture is also free of all chemicals. May or may not range outside.
Vegetarian fed hens: Hens that are fed strictly vegetarian diet. These birds cannot go outside on pasture since foraging for "bugs" is not considered a vegetarian diet. Cage-free: Chickens housed in large poultry barns with open floor.
"Free range" are free to range inside and have access to the outside, where they can range also. Poultry can "free-range" on sand, dirt or even concrete!
Pastured Poultry: Pastured poultry are housed and/or ranged on pasture, with grass, legumes and insects comprising a significant portion of their diet. They may or may not be organic. Check label.
Day Range Pastured Poultry: Chickens are free to range outside in large rotating fenced pasture during daytime and housed inside a permanent or semi-permanent coop at night, with an open floor (no cages).
Pasture Pens: Chickens are housed in outdoor moveable shelters. The pens have no floors, so the birds live right on the ground. The pens have covers at one end so the chickens have refuge from the hot sun or rain.

http://www.2silos.com/content/pastured_poultry.php

Thanks firemt!! It's good to see you... I certainly appreciate your thoughts on this question that seems to keep coming up - I often wondered how someone could eat certain chicken and not another, though? So that's why I put the above up there for people to see.

Please come around more often - you are missed!!

Hugs, Teri