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Here's what the Humane Society has to say about it:

Cage-free hens are spared several severe cruelties that are inherent to battery cage systems. But it would nevertheless be a mistake to consider cage-free facilities to necessarily be "cruelty-free." Here are some of the more typical sources of animal suffering associated with both types of egg production:

• Both systems typically buy their hens from hatcheries that kill the male chicks upon hatching—more than 200 million each year in the United States alone.

• Both cage and cage-free hens have part of their beaks burned off, a painful mutilation.

• Both cage and cage-free hens are typically slaughtered at less than two years old, far less than half their normal lifespan. They are often transported long distances to slaughter plants with no food or water.

• While the vast majority of the battery and cage-free egg industry no longer uses starvation to force molt the birds, there are battery and cage-free producers alike who still use this practice.

So, while cage-free does not necessarily mean cruelty-free, cage-free hens generally have significantly better lives than those confined in battery cages. The ability to lay their eggs in nests, run and spread their wings are tangible benefits that shouldn't be underestimated.

As someone who loves GoT, I have to say: Rome is better. Its storytelling is just as elaborate, but 100x more propulsive. Every scene, every character, and every storyline mattered. GoT always feels like it's holding back. Every season is a slow buildup to the last 2 episodes. It's full of storylines that feel like they're there just to fill time (Qarth, Dorne). Rome is like if you condensed all the best parts of all five seasons of GoT so far into 2 glorious, non-stop seasons.

In the KS video you mention the ability to hit a rock with a bat and send it flying into an enemy's face. My favorite was always whipping a garbage can with a chain and sending it skating across the map. Can you mention any other/new interactions like this you have planned?

I enjoy it too! Like I said, I love GoT. But Rome is better ;)