Rocky Mountain Eggs (Nucal Foods)

Summary

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.