| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Organic Certifying Agent |
100 |
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association |
| Ownership Structure |
100 |
Family Farm |
| Egg Supply |
100 |
Single family farm - two locations |
| Disclosure |
100 |
Full and Open |
| Commitment to Organics |
100 |
Organic |
| Single or Double Henhouses |
100 |
single |
| Outdoor Space |
100 |
16 sq. ft. per bird |
| Exit to the Outside |
90 |
at least one door per 500-1000 birds |
| Outdoor Space Exemptions |
90 |
inclement weather |
| Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds |
100 |
yes |
| Outdoor Rotation |
90 |
rotated paddocks for one henhouse, no rotation for two henhouses |
| Outdoor Vegetation |
80 |
living vegetation and dirt |
| Indoor Space |
90 |
1.75 sq. ft./bird |
| Indoor Enrichment |
100 |
perches, dust baths, scratching areas |
| Natural Light |
100 |
greenhouse, large doors and windows |
| Pasture Shared with Other Animals |
90 |
pasture not shared |
| Manure Handling System |
100 |
used on-farm |
| Feed - Any Produced on farm |
100 |
feed is produced on-farm |
| Replacement Stock |
100 |
raise own pullets |
| Laying Hen Lifespan |
60 |
hens live less than 1.5 years |
| Beak Trimming |
100 |
no beak trimming |
| Farm Support |
100 |
farmer-owners live/work on site |
| TOTAL (possible score is 2200) |
2090 |
FIVE EGGS (Exemplary)
|