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Brand Name Sauder's
Rating (2)    
Company Sauder Inc.
Location Lititz, PA
Market Area Mid-Atlantic
Web Site http://www.sauderseggs.com
 

This highly rated brand of organic eggs participated in the Organic Egg Scorecard project by answering questions about their production practices. Details about their egg production practices can be found in the table below.

We also encourage all highly rated egg brands to send us a brief description of their farm or company and up to two graphic images (normally one of their logo) to post on this webpage. This farm/company has not sent us their materials; if you are one of their customers, and would like to know more about their background, please contact them and encourage them to forward their information to Cornucopia.


Criteria Points Comments
Organic Certifying Agent 85 Pennsylvania Certified Organic
Ownership Structure 80 family-owned business
Egg Supply 70 Contract farmers
Disclosure 90 Did not share identity of suppliers
Commitment to Organics 25 Split, with cages
Single or Double Henhouses 100 Single
Outdoor Space 20 0.10 to 1.0 sq. ft.
Exit to the Outside 40 11 per house
Outdoor Space Exemptions 90 inclement weather
Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds 10 No; as few as 10%
Outdoor Rotation 40 No rotation; all birds cannot be outside at same time
Outdoor Vegetation 80 living vegetation and dirt, not managed
Indoor Space 90 1.5 sq. ft.
Indoor Enrichment 100 perches and deep litter
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 Farmers obtain pullets from outside sources
Laying Hen Lifespan 70 1.5 years
Beak Trimming 50 yes
Farm Support 70 company representative visits farm regularly
TOTAL (possible score is 2200) 1440 TWO EGGS (Fair)