At present, seven out of ten Spanish households prefer to consume eggs from free-range chickens, according to a survey carried out by Lidl, a chain that already markets this type of product and is the first to do so.
There are currently four types of eggs on the market, which are determined by numbers (0,1,2 and 3) that head the codes that we find in all of them and give us information about the breeding and feeding of the hen. The 0 eggs are from organic production; the 1 come from free-range hens, raised in freedom; the 2 of so-called floor hens, raised in chicken coops or sheds, and the 3 of hens raised in cages.

As the NGO Animal Equality emphasizes, "" �cage-free� does not imply �abuse-free�, but it undoubtedly improves the quality of life of animals and significantly reduces their suffering. "

Despite the fact that the production of eggs free of caged gallians has gone from 7% in 2017 to 23% in 2020, according to this same organization the industry in Spain continues to be at the bottom of the European Union since it is the country with the highest number of caged animals. In Europe 53% of hens live in cages, a small figure compared to 77% that remain confined in Spain.