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I raise a few chickens in my backyard, and they have 10sq ft of area PER CHICKEN for their run plus 4 sq feet of room inside their coop, once again PER CHICKEN. That means each chicken has a total of 14sq ft apiece. I don't think this is cruel, and I would prefer legislation that accurately and reasonably dictates living conditions for the chickens. Mine are cage-free, they go into their coop at night all by themselves. Yes, they must stay inside their run, but that is to protect them from the foxes, raccoons, skunks, neighborhood dogs, neighborhood cats. The run is also under a tree for protection from hawks. They are free range, maybe not as free as I would like, but they are safe, healthy, well-cared for, and happy. The stipulation of 2sq ft per chicken and 5-6 sq ft of run room per chicken is not too much to ask, and I think prop 2 would go over better if something reasonable like that were suggested. Also, the store bought cage-free/free range are not really cage free or free range. This changes nothing!