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CurrentBarn eggs—Act, dict, def barn eggs
5 Barn eggs—Act, dict, def barn eggs
The following conditions are prescribed for keeping hens that lay barn eggs:
(a)
the hens are kept in a shed;
(b)
the hens have the freedom and capacity to socialise, to move freely within the shed, to stretch, perch, nest, dust bathe, flap wings and fly;
(c)
the hens have adequate perching facilities and nests available to birds within the shed to accommodate the needs of all hens;
(d)
half the housing is kept under litter;
(e)
the stocking level and other requirements for deep litter systems on a single level under the code are complied with.
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