Marys Chicken
Pitman Family Farms
 mary@maryschickens.com
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What Makes Our Chicken Different?

Global Animal Partnership is a non-profit organization dedicated to continually improving the lives of farm animals.  They have developed a 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating Standards program that rates the welfare of Chickens, Pigs and cattle. Step 1 to Step 5+ ratings have their own requirements that must be met before certification.  To learn more about the Step 5 Program with Global Animal Partnership. Click Here

 
Step 3 Rating - Enhanced Outdoor Access

•   All chickens have access to outdoors.
•   Outdoor areas include ample water and shade
•   Natural behaviors are enriched with bales of straw (used for pecking) and eucalyptus tree branches (used for playing and hiding).

Step 4 Rating - Pastured Centered

•   All of the Step 3 Standards plus items below
•   Outdoor sections feature enlarged grassy forage areas
•   Chicken breed is slow growing (non-commercial type breed)
•   Breed features stronger immune system and bone structure
•   Increased activity levels include running and playing

Step 5 Rating - Animal Centered, Bred for outdoors

•   All of the Step 4 Standards plus items below
•   Chickens live their entire lives on the pastured farm
•   Robust Breed capable of living outdoors year around
•   Carefully hand-raised in small groups 
•   We had to bring a breed all the way from France to meet the rating of a 5 Step chicken