“[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages?”

“Cage-free eggs” usually means that the eggs rae from birds that may be permitted outdoors. The term does not mean that the eggs are free from being kept in cages, but there is a joke.
 
“Retweeted Dropped Mike (@misfarber): [Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages” was posted on Facebook by Mark C. Holden on March 27, 2017. (The original tweet is no longer available.) “[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages” was posted on X/Twitter by Danger on April 10, 2017. “nventor of cage-free eggs: why are these eggs in these cages” was posted on Bluesky by Dropped Mike on January 4, 2025.
 
   
Wikipedia: Free-range eggs
Free-range eggs are eggs produced from birds that may be permitted outdoors. The term “free-range” may be used differently depending on the country and the relevant laws, and is not regulated in many areas.
 
Eggs from hens that are only indoors might also be labelled cage-free, barn, barn-roaming or aviary, following the animal happiness certification policies, also known as “happy chickens” or “happy eggs”. This is different from birds that are reared in systems labelled as battery cages or furnished cages.
       
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Mark C. Holden
March 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM ·
Retweeted Dropped Mike (@misfarber):
[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages
 
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Danger
@Schmidtyy
[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages
12:55 PM · Apr 10, 2017
     
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Ronald Curtis
September 20, 2017 at 1:34 PM ·
[Inventor of cage-free eggs]
Why are these eggs in these cages
   
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Jim Carpenter
October 25, 2017 at 1:33 PM ·
[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages?
 
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pookie
@Kollelorcollege
[Inventor of cage-free eggs] Why are these eggs in these cages?
6:43 PM · Jan 3, 2018
 
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Dropped Mike
‪@rebrafsim.bsky.social‬
nventor of cage-free eggs: why are these eggs in these cages
January 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM