WHY BUY ORGANIC CHICKEN? This is why…
Posted in NUTRITIONwith tags chicken on October 2, 2009 by bodynriched Fitness| A comparison between Conventional Natural or Specialty and Certified Organic Chicken | |||
| Certified Organic birds must have availability to sunlight | Certified Organic birds must have 2 sq/ft per bird inside | ||
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| Specific | Conventional Chicken | Certified Organic Chicken | Natural or Specialty Chicken |
| Grow Period | 5-6 weeks | 8-9 weeks | Not specified |
| Lighting | Recommended Blackout Barns | Must have availability to sunlight in barns and can only have 16 hours of light per day (in combination with sunlight and artificial light) | Must have availability to sunlight in barns |
| Space | .75sq/ft per bird | 2 sq/ft per bird inside barn | 1.25 sq/ft per bird |
| Outside runs | Not required | Must have well drained outside runs | Not required |
| Feed | Conventional feed with added medications | Certified organic feed only with no medications or any additives | Conventional with no added medication |
| Barn Sanitation | No restrictions | Only cleaners allowed by National Standard No Pesticides (We control pests and disease by flock rotation and down time in the barns) | No restrictions |
| Inspections | None required | Third Party inspected (inspected 2 to 3 times per year full records of all inputs one year transitional) | None required |
| Medications | Yes | Absolutely no medications | |