Ah, I should have specified the pasture-raised standards:
R 1: Pasture area
a. Must consist mainly of living vegetation. Coarse grit must be available to aid
digestion of vegetation.
c. The minimum outdoor space requirement is 2.5 acres (1 hectare)/1000 birds (~109SF).
g. Birds must be outdoors 12 months per year, every day for a minimum of 6 hours per
day. In an emergency, the hens may be confined in fixed or mobile housing 24 hours
per day for no more than 14 consecutive days.
Free-range are only required to have 2SF and don’t have a mandatory outside time.
That’s, without meaning to sound cute, paltry.
Ah, I should have specified the pasture-raised standards:
Free-range are only required to have 2SF and don’t have a mandatory outside time.
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