TRF Organic Farms - Certified Organic Chicken

All Chicken is not Created Equal 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

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