The time of stopping heat supplication is different because of the different daily temperature change at different seasons for scatter-feeding of Xianghuang Chicken.

Egg safety is equally ambiguous. While many people like to buy cage-free eggs, those chickens may be exposed to bacteria on the grounds where they are roaming.

For example, to call chickens "free range," a company "must demonstrate to the Agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the outside," according to USDA regulations.