Free range eggs are from chickens that were allow to roam freely on open pastures for a certain amount of time. Each brand will provide their free range practices on their website, so make sure you look into that if the practice of raising chickens is important to you.I prefer to eat free range eggs because the nutrient value is much better compared to conventionally raised eggs in a cage. When a chicken is allowed to graze on a pasture, they produce an egg that is rich in omega 3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). You will notice their high nutrient content by the color of the egg yolk. A free-range chicken egg yolk is bright orange while a conventionally raised cage egg is pale yellow.