| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Organic Certifying Agent |
100 |
GOA |
| Ownership Structure |
80 |
family-owned |
| Egg Supply |
70 |
Eggs produced by contracted farmers through various middlemen |
| Disclosure |
100 |
Full and open |
| Commitment to Organics |
40 |
split, no cages |
| Single or Double Henhouses |
100 |
single |
| Outdoor Space |
35 |
ranges from 0.1 sq. ft. to 2 sq. ft. |
| Exit to the Outside |
30 |
varies, with as little as 12 inches of exit door per house |
| Outdoor Space Exemptions |
80 |
confined seasonally and inclement weather |
| Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds |
10 |
no |
| Outdoor Rotation |
40 |
no rotation |
| Outdoor Vegetation |
80 |
living vegetation and dirt, not managed |
| Indoor Space |
85 |
1.4 - 1.5 sq. ft. |
| Indoor Enrichment |
100 |
perches, dust baths 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 |
80 |
no feed is produced on farm |
| Replacement Stock |
60 |
farmers obtain pullets from outside sources |
| Laying Hen Lifespan |
70 |
1.5 years |
| Beak Trimming |
75 |
yes, prior to age 10 days |
| Farm Support |
70 |
company relies on third party inspections, company representatives regularly visit farms |
| TOTAL (possible score is 2200) |
1525 |
THREE EGG (Very Good)
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