| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Organic Certifying Agent |
75 |
QAI |
| Ownership Structure |
80 |
family-owned business with close ties/partnership with farmers |
| Egg Supply |
70 |
contract farmers |
| Disclosure |
100 |
Full and Open |
| Commitment to Organics |
25 |
Split, with cages |
| Single or Double Henhouses |
100 |
Single |
| Outdoor Space |
60 |
1.2 sq. ft./bird |
| Exit to the Outside |
40 |
one door per 1000-2000 birds |
| Outdoor Space Exemptions |
90 |
year round access as weather permits |
| Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds |
100 |
yes |
| Outdoor Rotation |
60 |
no rotation; adequate outdoors |
| Outdoor Vegetation |
80 |
living vegetation and dirt |
| Indoor Space |
80 |
1.2 sq. ft./bird |
| Indoor Enrichment |
100 |
perches, deep litter bedding, scratching areas |
| Natural Light |
90 |
abundant natural light in henhouses |
| Pasture Shared with Other Animals |
50 |
No pasture |
| Manure Handling System |
80 |
sold off-farm |
| Feed - Any Produced on farm |
50 |
No feed is produced on farm |
| Replacement Stock |
60 |
business raises oown pullets in industrial scale setting |
| Laying Hen Lifespan |
80 |
1.6 years |
| Beak Trimming |
75 |
yes, at 1 day of age |
| Farm Support |
100 |
farmer-owners live/work on site |
| TOTAL (possible score is 2200) |
1645 |
THREE EGGS (Very Good)
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