| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Organic Certifying Agent |
100 |
NOFA-NY |
| Ownership Structure |
100 |
Family farm |
| Egg Supply |
100 |
single family farm |
| Disclosure |
100 |
Full and Open |
| Commitment to Organics |
100 |
Organic |
| Single or Double Henhouses |
100 |
single |
| Outdoor Space |
100 |
32 sq. ft./bird |
| Exit to the Outside |
100 |
birds kept on rotated pasture |
| Outdoor Space Exemptions |
100 |
year round access |
| Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds |
100 |
yes |
| Outdoor Rotation |
100 |
rotated pasture (daily) |
| Outdoor Vegetation |
100 |
rotated pasture with mobile housing |
| Indoor Space |
100 |
2 sq. ft./bird |
| Indoor Enrichment |
100 |
perches, dust baths |
| Natural Light |
100 |
birds have access to natural light outdoors |
| Pasture Shared with Other Animals |
90 |
pasture not shared with other animals |
| Manure Handling System |
100 |
used on-farm |
| Feed - Any Produced on farm |
70 |
No feed is produced on farm; hens acquire some nutrition from pasture |
| Replacement Stock |
100 |
Raise own pullets |
| Laying Hen Lifespan |
90 |
3 years |
| Beak Trimming |
100 |
no |
| Farm Support |
100 |
farmer-owners live/work on site |
| TOTAL (possible score is 2200) |
2150 |
FIVE EGGS (Exemplary)
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