Nick Westby began his career in agriculture as a farmhand when he was in high school at a farm producing organic fertilizer from chicken manure. As he was learning the ropes around the farm, he quickly started imagining where he could find his niche in the industry.

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After graduating high school from Poynette, Nick went to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. During college, Nick continued to work on a chicken farm — this time in Kewaskum — and he always fixated on finding his own niche in the chicken farming industry.

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Nick’s creativity led him to consider a few different options, but none were as attractive as setting a new standard as the first certified humane pasture-raised organic egg company in Wisconsin.

Ownership Structure	100
Average Flock Size	60
Single or Double Henhouses	100
Other Certifications (bonus points)	60
Organic Certifier	100
Commitment to Organics	100
Indoor Space per Bird	80
Indoor Enrichments	100
Litter Management	100
Natural Light	100
Outdoor Space per Bird	100
Popholes/Exit to the Outdoors	60
Outdoor Enrichments	100
Outdoor Space Exemptions	100
Outdoor Management System	60
Manure Handling System	100
Forced Molting	100
Beak Trimming	80
Laying Hen Lifespan	80
Use of Spent Hens	100
Death Loss Rate	100
Pullets	40
Pullet Access to Outdoors	40
Feed Produced on Farm	75
US Grown Feed	70
Soy in Feed	No
Synthetic Amino Acids	70
Disclosure Rate	100