Sentences with phrase «hens per»

«Because of this, we are calling on consumers to boycott bad eggs that have an outdoor stocking density of up to 10,000 hens per hectare.»

Mr Godfrey said the 19 brands under this boycott, which includes Aldi, Coles and Woolworths brands, have an outdoor stocking density of up to 10,000 hens per hectare.

Choice spokesman Tom Godfrey called the new standards «preposterous» and instead wanted ministers to follow CSIRO guidelines which recommends for the label to be allocated to farmers who run no more than 1500 hens per hectare.

State and federal consumer affairs ministers introduced a national information standard for free - range egg production on Thursday, which gives farmers clearance to label their eggs «free range» should they run no more than 10,000 hens per hectare.

«You have to shop around and start supporting your local farmer's market, butcher, greengrocer and asking them to source from farms which are accredited to 1500 hens per hectare and provide you assurance that the hens are genuinely free range,» she said.

Certain free - range eggs with a maximum outdoor stocking density of 1,500 hens per hectare, e.g. Macro organic eggs

Queensland's government last month changed laws to allow free range egg farms to keep up to 10,000 hens per hectare, up from a previous limit of 1500.

The boycott was called in March when consumer affairs ministers announced a national information standard for free - range egg production, which recommended that farmers label their eggs «free range» should they run no more than 10,000 hens per hectare.

Good Farmer Free Range Eggs state a stocking density of 1500 hens per hectare which is in line with the Model Code of Practice.

While not commenting directly on Coles - whose new free - range standard is 10,000 hens per hectare, almost a seven-fold reduction in space from the voluntary guidelines - ACCC commissioner Sarah Court said the watchdog believed 10,000 hens per hectare was not consistent with consumers» understanding of free range.

However, the survey results were not published on the corporation's website until last month, after a follow - up survey in May had recorded the far more favourable result of 84 per cent support for the 20,000 hens per hectare density limit.

«We think the 20,000 hens per hectare is nonsense and it is not supported.»

The free - range egg industry code limits producers to 1500 hens per hectare but there is no legally enforceable definition of free range.

Mr Westwood said the corporation - which represents about 400 commercial egg producers - repeatedly told free - range farmers that there was community support for the 20,000 hen per hectare limit during industry consultations about the proposed new definition of «free range» - despite knowing at the time that fewer than one in 10 people deemed it acceptable.

Not exact matches

Cage - free systems give hens more room to move around but also result in higher feed costs, lower egg production per bird, increased cannibalism among the flock and greater vulnerability to diseases, according to a report by agricultural consultant Promar International.

Now hens bodies have been bred to lay almost 260 - 300 eggs per year!

Conversely, the free range system allows stocking as many as 60,000 birds per hectare and the hens» feed could contain GMs and pesticides.

Cage - free hens generally have two to three times more space per bird than caged hens.

Furthering the brand's mission to bring shoppers the healthiest eggs from happy hens, NestFresh's Pasture Raised Eggs have also become Certified Humane, and the company has increased its standards for humane animal care, including increasing the outdoor space at all farms to a minimum of 108 square feet per bird.

The proposed rule would also require poultry houses to provide at least one square foot of space per every 2.25 pounds of hen — a proposal that comes as consumer concern over animal welfare is at an all - time high.

While smaller scale producers might stick to 1,500 birds per hectare as the recommended maximum, large scale producers are keeping their hens at much higher densities to cash in on the growing market for free range products.

And their Hen & Andouille Gumbo ($ 5.25 per cup) was great, too.

The minimum space requirements for barn - raised chickens include clean air (less than 10 parts per million (ppm) of ammonia), 15 percent of the floor space must have litter for the hens to dust - bathe, perches must be provided at 6 inches per bird, and at least 20 percent of those perches must be elevated.

The hens must be outdoors, weather permitting (in some areas of the country, seasonal), and when they are outdoors they must be outdoors for at least six hours per day.

Levels of omega - 3s in eggs can reach levels of 350 milligrams per egg, depending on the hen's diet.

Laying hens have also been selectively bred to produce unnaturally large numbers of eggs - up to 330 per year.

Major infections of more than 100 mites per bird make hens lay 2 to 4 percent fewer eggs on average.

The most common guidelines for poultry ordinances, the researchers found, pertain to housing design, placement and the sex of birds — some municipalities ban roosters altogether, some do not, and still others permit one rooster per 12 hens, for example.

The hens will live in floor - to - ceiling aviary systems with hundreds of thousands of birds in each enclosure, very little square footage per hen, and no access to the outdoors whatsoever.

Organic: «Free range» plus hens can not be given antibiotics and the feed is organic per the National Organic Standards.

The winning school guarantees that 75 per cent of all dishes served are freshly prepared and contain mean from farms with high welfare standards and eggs from cage - free hens.

The numbers / comparison speaks for itself... The lower annual production of 237 eggs per hen suggests Avangardco can capture further production yield & efficiencies.

Phase - out to be completed 30 years after McDonald's accepted statement of humane principles OAK BROOK, Illinois ---- The McDonald's restaurant chain, buyer of more than two billion eggs per year, 4 % of total U.S. egg production, on September 9, 2015 announced that it will phase out use of eggs from caged hens over the next -LSB-...]

Cat litter, dog litter, wild hen meals, stay & frozen meals and oversized gadgets could incur an additional per - merchandise delivery & dealing with fee or surcharge.

Since hens lay large numbers of eggs generally for no more than 2 - 3 years, you can also adopt a retired hen (that may still produce a few eggs per week) from a rescue or sanctuary.

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There is a refundable breakages deposit subject to managers» discretion of $ 50 per person for groups, youngsters and Stag / Hen parties.

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In a statistic related to the number of civilian scientists and engineers, the Blue Hen State also ranks second in number of patents issued per 1,000 workers.

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