Organic egg production
Our Vedas say “Live in partnership with, rather than exploit nature”. Organic egg production is a holistic approach involving a) Housing & management, b) Welfare and health cover, c) Feeding procedures and d) Certification by the licensing authorities. Requirements vary from country to country, but generally involves a set of production standards for organic egg production. Eggs produced under free range system, cage-free system, open yard system and country eggs are not necessarily organic eggs. They must be produced in certified organic farms only.
Housing & Management
- The land used for organic farm must not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides for atleast three consecutive years.
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For organic egg production, the laying hens cannot be raised in cages, must be reared on deep litter houses only, with access to the open outdoors (Run) having pasture; usually double the size of the pen.
- Maximum flock size= varies with country, from 4,000 -6,000 birds shed and 16,000-30,000 hens in the farm.No such stipulation in India.
Welfare and Health Cover
- Only natural molting can occur within the flock and forced molting is not allowed.
- Deworming is allowed, if there is more worm burden. Preferably use safe herbal dewormers and parasiticides like bitter gourd, Kamala, neem oil, panchakavia etc.
Feeding Procedures
- Animal by-products like fish, MBM etc. are not allowed in the feed.
- Human sewage sludge fertilizer is not allowed for cultivation of plants, pasture or for feeding animals.
- Vitamins, organic minerals, amino acids, herbal preparations are permitted in the organic feed.
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