Living in the country around chickens and other stock animals -and being an all-organic food type, I can say this is not uncommon, or a reason to freak out, and it does not fit into a vegan conspiracy theory. I buy my free range chicken and eggs from a local source-a neighbor. But if you are uneasy about this-just buy free-range chicken and eggs that are available at farmers’ markets and small grocery stores just about everywhere, and not all that expensive...
Oh yeah, I buy my eggs at the farmers market. A lot of my produce and meat as well.
The farmers market is every Saturday here. I won’t make it this weekend because we are expecting *lots* of visitors and traffic. I planned ahead, knowing this. :)