Producers are only guaranteed to maintain a free-range egg premium price for up to 16 weeks of being housed, taking us up to 16th March 2022. After that, the risk of free-range eggs being downgraded to 'barn' is a real risk.
In addition, careful watch should be kept on the birds to ensure that their welfare is not compromised. Enrichment may be improved with the addition of Lucerne hay bales, perches for roosting, objects to peck at, and litter for scratching, foraging and dust bathing.
