Oliver’s Organic Eggs (Can-Am Farms)
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| Farm/Brand Headquarters | Frankfort, NY |
| Website | www.oliversorganiceggs.net |
| Market Area | New York |
| Total Score | 2065 |
Oliver and Shauna Aeschlimann of Can-Am Poultry Farms Frankfort: “Our farm and all of our hens are NOFA certified organic. All of our hens have access to outdoor pasture, where they enjoy eating a variety of plants and insects. When they are not feasting outdoors they are fed an organic, multi grain feed ration. Our Mission to provide nutritious, organic eggs to the consumer at an affordable price.”
| Criteria | Points | Comment |
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| TOTAL (possible score is 2600) | 2065 | 4-Egg Rating | Excellent |
Family farms and farmer cooperatives that market their own eggs receive the most points. Corporations that do not produce any eggs receive the fewest points.
Ownership Structure | 80 | ÊFamily-owned business that produces most of own eggs, buys around 10% from other farmers |
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Flocks of 500 birds or fewer receive the most points based on Animal Welfare Approved standards.
Average Flock Size | 80 | 2,800 bird flock |
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Single henhouses receive the most points.
Single or Double Henhouses | 100 | single |
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Animal Welfare Approved and Biodynamic certifications receive the most bonus points. Producers are not penalized for not having additional certifications beyond organic.
Other Certifications (bonus points) | none | |
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Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier.
Organic Certifier | 100 | NOFA-NY |
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Farms that are 100% certified organic receive the most points, farms/brands that are split conventional and organic receive fewer points.
Commitment to Organics | 100 | 100% organic farm |
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More than 1.8 square feet per bird receives the most points, less than 1.2 square feet receives the fewest.
Indoor Space per Bird | 100 | 2.5 sq ft/henÊ |
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Farms with perches, scratching areas and deep litter or year round pasture receive the most points. Indoor Enrichments | 100 | perches, dust baths, litter |
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Farms that freshen litter weekly receive the most points. Litter Management | 80 | |
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Farms that ensure birds have ample access to outdoors during daylight hours receive the most points.
Natural Light | 80 | limited natural light but plentiful outdoor access |
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Farms that ensure 108 square feet per bird or more outdoors receive the most points.
Outdoor Space per Bird | 80 | 77.8 sq ft/hen |
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Farms that ensure birds are in mobile housing or 1 large door per 75 birds receive the most points.
Popholes/Exit to the Outdoors | 80 | two large 12 ft. wide barn doors for flock |
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Farms that ensure birds have access to feed, water and shade outdoors receive the most points. Outdoor Enrichments | 60 | shade |
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Farms that can ensure outdoor access year round or those that only confine birds during inclement weather receive the most points.
Outdoor Space Exemptions | 90 | all year except during freezing weather |
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Farms that use mobile housing rotated on pasture every 1-2 days or weekly receive the most points.
Outdoor Management System | 70 | fixed houses with rotated pasture |
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Farms that recycle chicken manure on the farm, using it for fertilizer, without causing nutrient pollution, receive the most points.
Manure Handling System | 100 | all manure composted and used on the farm to grow crops |
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Farms that never force molting receive the most points. Forced Molting | 100 | no forced molting |
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Farms that never trim or tip beaks receive the most points.
Beak Trimming | 80 | half are trimmed on day one, other half of flock have full beaks |
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Farms where hens live an average of 3+ years or 1.6-3 years receive the most points.
Laying Hen Lifespan | 80 | 1.5-2 years old |
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Farms where spent hens die a natural death, are sold for meat, or are processed and sold for human consumption, receive the most points.
Use of Spent Hens | 100 | sold live to ethnic markets |
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Farms where the death loss rate of hens is less than 3% annually receive the most points.
Death Loss Rate | 80 | 5% |
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Farms that breed and incubate their own chicks, or raise their own pullets, receive the most points.
Pullets | 60 | purchases some ready-to-lay pullets and raise up chicks too |
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Farms that allow pullets access to the outdoors within the first 6 weeks of life, or within 6-10 weeks, receive the most points.
Pullet Access to Outdoors | 40 | 15-20 weeks |
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Farms where all feed is produced on the farm receive the most points.
Feed Produced on Farm | 80 | around 25% of feed grains grown on farm, along with pasture |
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Farms where 100% of the feed is grown in the US or Canada receive the most points.
US Grown Feed | 10 | all domestically-grown feed |
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No points are given for this but the information may be useful to certain consumers looking to avoid soy. Soy in Feed | No | no soy in feed ration |
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Farms that do not feed synthetic amino acids receive the most points. Synthetic Amino Acids | 70 | No more than 2 lbs per ton |
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Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points.
Disclosure Rate | 65 | no photo set, one unclear answer |
