▁alternative ▁terms . ▁" P ast ured ▁p oul try " ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁promoted ▁by ▁far mer / author ▁Jo el ▁Sal atin ▁for ▁bro iler ▁ch ick ens ▁raised ▁on ▁grass ▁past ure ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁initial ▁bro oding ▁period . ▁The ▁Past ured ▁P oul try ▁concept ▁is ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Past ured ▁P oul try ▁Produ cers ' ▁Association ▁( APP PA ), ▁an ▁organization ▁of ▁far mers ▁raising ▁their ▁p oul try ▁using ▁Sal atin ' s ▁principles . ▁ ▁Free - range ▁liv est ock ▁Trad itional ▁American ▁usage ▁equ ates ▁" free ▁range " ▁with ▁" un f enced ," ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁imp lication ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁her ds man ▁keeping ▁them ▁together ▁or ▁man aging ▁them ▁in ▁any ▁way . ▁Leg ally , ▁a ▁free - range ▁juris diction ▁allowed ▁liv est ock ▁( per haps ▁only ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁named ▁species ) ▁to ▁run ▁free , ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁was ▁not ▁li able ▁for ▁any ▁damage ▁they ▁caused . ▁In ▁such ▁juris dict ions , ▁people ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁avoid ▁damage ▁by ▁liv est ock ▁had ▁to ▁f ence ▁them ▁out ; ▁in ▁others , ▁the ▁own ers ▁had ▁to ▁f ence ▁them ▁in . ▁ ▁The ▁US DA ▁has ▁no ▁specific ▁definition ▁for ▁" free - range " ▁be ef , ▁p ork , ▁and ▁other ▁non - p oul try ▁products . ▁ ▁All ▁US DA ▁definitions ▁of ▁" free - range " ▁refer