Brands with this rating are generally produced on industrial-scale operations that grant no meaningful outdoor access. “Outdoor access” on these operations may mean a covered porch that is not even accessible to every individual chicken. Often, doors leading out of the buildings are intentionally small to discourage birds from going outside. No producers in this category were willing to participate in Cornucopia research and reliable information was difficult for our investigators to find. In general, industrial-organic brands prefer their practices to be kept in the dark.
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Ownership Structure | 0 |
Average Flock Size | 0 |
Single or Double Henhouses | 0 |
Other Certifications (bonus points) | 0 |
Organic Certifier | 0 |
Commitment to Organics | 0 |
Indoor Space per Bird | 0 |
Indoor Enrichments | 0 |
Litter Management | 0 |
Natural Light | 0 |
Outdoor Space per Bird | 0 |
Popholes/Exit to the Outdoors | 0 |
Outdoor Enrichments | 0 |
Outdoor Space Exemptions | 0 |
Outdoor Management System | 0 |
Manure Handling System | 0 |
Forced Molting | 0 |
Beak Trimming | 0 |
Laying Hen Lifespan | 0 |
Use of Spent Hens | 0 |
Death Loss Rate | 0 |
Pullets | 0 |
Pullet Access to Outdoors | 0 |
Feed Produced on Farm | 0 |
US Grown Feed | 0 |
Soy in Feed | 0 |
Synthetic Amino Acids | 0 |
Disclosure Rate | 0 |