Executive summary: The author researches egg brands available in the San Francisco Bay Area that treat chickens more humanely based on criteria such as no beak trimming, outdoor access, and small flock sizes. The author recommends Fifth Crow Farm, Alexandre Kids, Burroughs Family Farms, Stueve Organic, and St. John Family Farms as more humane options.
Key points:
The author evaluates egg brands based on criteria drawn from the Animal Welfare Approved certification standards, including no physical mutilation of chickens, no forced molting, outdoor access and foraging, early outdoor access for young chickens, adequate indoor space, and small flock sizes.
Recommended humane egg brands available in the Bay Area are Fifth Crow Farm (most recommended but limited availability), Alexandre Kids (most widely available), Burroughs Family Farms, Stueve Organic, and St. John Family Farms.
Dis-recommended brands that market themselves as humane but likely involve high chicken suffering include Vital Farms, Happy Egg, Judy’s Family Farm, Uncle Eddie’s Wild Hens, Rock Island, Petaluma Farms, and Organic Valley.
The author draws information about different farms’ practices from third-party certifications like Animal Welfare Approved and the Cornucopia Institute’s egg scorecards.
If not based in the Bay Area, the author recommends using Cornucopia’s egg scorecard tool or Animal Welfare Approved’s store locator to find humane eggs.
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Executive summary: The author researches egg brands available in the San Francisco Bay Area that treat chickens more humanely based on criteria such as no beak trimming, outdoor access, and small flock sizes. The author recommends Fifth Crow Farm, Alexandre Kids, Burroughs Family Farms, Stueve Organic, and St. John Family Farms as more humane options.
Key points:
The author evaluates egg brands based on criteria drawn from the Animal Welfare Approved certification standards, including no physical mutilation of chickens, no forced molting, outdoor access and foraging, early outdoor access for young chickens, adequate indoor space, and small flock sizes.
Recommended humane egg brands available in the Bay Area are Fifth Crow Farm (most recommended but limited availability), Alexandre Kids (most widely available), Burroughs Family Farms, Stueve Organic, and St. John Family Farms.
Dis-recommended brands that market themselves as humane but likely involve high chicken suffering include Vital Farms, Happy Egg, Judy’s Family Farm, Uncle Eddie’s Wild Hens, Rock Island, Petaluma Farms, and Organic Valley.
The author draws information about different farms’ practices from third-party certifications like Animal Welfare Approved and the Cornucopia Institute’s egg scorecards.
If not based in the Bay Area, the author recommends using Cornucopia’s egg scorecard tool or Animal Welfare Approved’s store locator to find humane eggs.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.