At The Organic Fine Food Company, we are proud to be one of the few West Australian growers producing 100% Certified Organic, Pastured/Forested chicken eggs. Keep an eye out for our blue label and a little wren stamped on each egg. Our dozens sell as 600, 700 and 800 gram minimum weights.
OUR HENS:
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Are stocked LESS THAN 1,500 hens per hectare
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Have daily access to clean freshwater and certified organic land which is free from synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and GMOs.
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Are NOT given hormones or antibiotics.
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Are fed supplemental organic feed, sourced from Australian Certified Organic Growers.
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Have access to forested areas in which to freely roam and forage for live insects; an important aspect of protein supplementation.
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Are free to climb trees, attempt flying, take dust baths, and scratch two steps forward and one step backward!
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Are housed by night and sheltered by day in our specially built mobile chicken arks. The doors open and close by sunrise and sunset for their comfort and protection.
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Are moved approximately regularly, depending on foraging conditions, to ensure a fresh supply of protein: grubs, white ants, worms and millipedes!
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Are protected from predators by our Maremma guardian livestock dogs.
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Are NOT debeaked, NOT feather-clipped, or physically altered in any way!
AT TOFFC, WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE FOLLOWING LABELS:
Organic (not certified),
Certified free-range
and Free-range
BECAUSE...
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They can and do stock hens greater than 1,500 hens per hectare (some up to 10,000 hens per hectare.
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They are NOT held accountable to use Certified Organic feed that excludes synthetic fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides, and GMOs.
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They are NOT held accountable to use Certified Organic land free of the above chemicals
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They are ALLOWED to use hormones and antibiotics!