Just came back from the supermarket and found, in addition to the usual
commercial chicken, 2 brands (Murray's and Bell and Evans) that say, "No
hormones or antibiotics, minimal processing." These are the brands I usually
buy, although they do NOT profess to be free range.  I also saw whole
chickens with no brand name, that just said, "Free range barnyard chickens"
but didn't say anything about not using any hormones or antibiotics. Nothing
else at all was on the label other than the usual weight, price, and "safe
handling" warning. Anybody have any comments?  Which is better, free range,
or no hormones but not free range?

Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY