Originally Posted by MakeMeGrrrrowl

Cage-Free
As the term implies, hens laying eggs labeled as "cage-free" are uncaged inside barns, but they generally do not have access to the outdoors. They can engage in many of their natural behaviors such as walking, nesting and spreading their wings. Beak cutting and forced molting through starvation are permitted. There is no mandatory third-party auditing, though producers can choose to get certified according to the standard of one of the organizations below.

You wont have the same protein value with those eggs as you do getting them from a farm who lets their chooks out daily. They also likely have a higher cholesterol from being grain fed rather than eating a more natural diet.

BUT it's better than caged birds for sure.