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Brand Name Stony Brook Valley Farm
Rating (5)    
Company Stony Brook
Location Granby, MA
Market Area Massachusetts
Web Site www.stonybrookeggs.com
Stony Brook
 
Stony Brook

They write:

At Stony Brook Eggs, we’re always looking for ways to make our hens happy. Our hens spend the winter in a spacious wooden greenhouse, and their summers in mobile coops, where they explore diverse pastures of mixed grasses, shrubs, and forest, with plenty of shade. We mill our own custom feed from northeast-grown grains, mixed with kelp, sea salt, alfalfa, and clay, and we also feed them lots of organic vegetables from our neighbors at Red Fire Farm. Our hens are very picky about how they like things, which is fine with us, because we know that, like us, they only want the best.


Criteria Points Comments
Organic Certifying Agent 100 Baystate Organic Certifiers
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 1,500 sq. ft. per bird
Exit to the Outside 100 birds are kept on rotated pasture; one door per 60 hens
Outdoor Space Exemptions 100 year-round access
Outdoor Opportunity for all Birds 100 Yes
Outdoor Rotation 100 rotated every week
Outdoor Vegetation 100 rotated pasture
Indoor Space 100 3.5 sq. ft. per bird
Indoor Enrichment 100 perches, dust baths, scratching areas
Natural Light 100 birds have access to natural light outdoors; live in a greenhouse
Pasture Shared with Other Animals 100 sheeps and goats
Manure Handling System 100 used on-farm
Feed - Any Produced on farm 80 some feed is produced on farm; hens acquire some nutrition from pasture
Replacement Stock 100 Raise own pullets
Laying Hen Lifespan 80 1.8 years
Beak Trimming 100 No beak trimming
Farm Support 100 farmer-owners live/work on site
TOTAL (possible score is 2200) 2160 FIVE EGGS (Exemplary)