Eggs

Buy free-range

This is the simplest thing you can do to help the hens that lay your eggs. Free-range hens have access to the outdoors and are not confined in cages.

The cheapest eggs are usually from cage systems – where hens are confined in small cages and never allowed outside. They are not allowed to run about or carry out 'natural behaviours' like laying eggs in a nest, flapping their wings, dust bathing, scratching and perching.

Remember egg ingredients

Remember lots of things like mayonnaise, cakes, biscuits and quiches contain egg. Unless the ingredients say 'free-range eggs' they are likely to be from caged hens.

Good Egg Awards

Find lists of companies using free-range or barn eggs, instead of cage eggs, on our Good Egg Awards website.

You can also download our Pocket Egg Guide ( 1014.37KB) and our Compassionate Shopping Guide to help you.

Find out more about laying hens here.