They write: “Our happy hens eat soy-free, certified organic feed, harvest gleanings from the farm, and they’re pastured in our tropical fruit grove in their chicken tractors. Wait……. their WHAT??? What’s a chicken tractor? It’s a bottomless, moveable pen, which provides shelter from the rain, roosting poles, nest boxes and protection from predators. We move them every few days to new grass, giving the hens regular access to fresh pasture, bugs, weeds and seeds. They, in turn, reduce the insect and weed population and fertilize the soil as they go along. We love it and so do the girls! Our farm has been certified organic since 1997. Our first laying flock began producing in November 2004. Every year we add some new chicks and cull our roosters and older hens. Our assortment of heritage breeds ensures that every pack of our eggs includes a rainbow of brown, white, green, blue and speckled eggs, in nearly every size imaginable (we eat the really teeny ones, and the occasional ones that are so big they’d get crushed in the egg carton).”
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Ownership Structure | 100 |
Average Flock Size | 100 |
Single or Double Henhouses | 100 |
Other Certifications (bonus points) | 100 |
Organic Certifier | 85 |
Commitment to Organics | 100 |
Indoor Space per Bird | 100 |
Indoor Enrichments | 100 |
Litter Management | 100 |
Natural Light | 100 |
Outdoor Space per Bird | 100 |
Popholes/Exit to the Outdoors | 100 |
Outdoor Enrichments | 100 |
Outdoor Space Exemptions | 100 |
Outdoor Management System | 95 |
Manure Handling System | 100 |
Forced Molting | 100 |
Beak Trimming | 100 |
Laying Hen Lifespan | 80 |
Use of Spent Hens | 100 |
Death Loss Rate | 60 |
Pullets | 90 |
Pullet Access to Outdoors | 100 |
Feed Produced on Farm | 50 |
US Grown Feed | 70 |
Soy in Feed | No |
Synthetic Amino Acids | 70 |
Disclosure Rate | 100 |