CERTIFIED ORGANIC FREE RANGE
The farm is certified by an authorised organisation who regularly audits the egg producing practices such as, farm location, soil conditions, bio security levels, hygiene, health, welfare and condition of the hens. Package labelling, grading systems, handling and delivery of its products. And needs to meet FREE RANGE guidelines
FREE RANGE
The farm can be certified by an authorised organisations, the farm has the ability to up allow the hens access outdoors in daylight hours in an outdoor area of up to a measure of 20,000 per hectare.
PASTURED FED FREE RANGE
These producers often will be smaller free range farms with mobile sheds who rotate their hens from one paddock to another and provide their hens with a varied mix of grains (commonly available locally). The hens usually have 24 access to the outdoor and roam totally free!
BARN LAID
The hens are confined to the indoors of a large ventilated shed able to move around depending on how densely stocked it is. They are bulk grain fed