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Welcome to The Free Range Farmers Association Inc Vic The Free Range Farmers Association.Inc.Vic is a not-for-profit State registered  group of Victoria located commercial egg farmers that are prepared to demonstrate, by practice to published Standards, that it is not necessary to mutilate the beaks of hens (Debeaking) or confine (like avery, barn & cage) egg laying hens.  This Association is the Victorian accrediting affiliate to the National             Free Range Egg and Poultry Association of Australia Inc.

                                         

Essential features for Accreditation by this Association are;-

1.It is not necessary or permitted for hens to be de-beaked or in any other way mutilated.

2. Hens are free to range, forage and dust bathe in a predator protected and sustainable vegetated farm         environment during day light hours. 

3. Hens are protected from inclement weather with shedding which provides night time shelter, perches,            feed, water and secluded comfortable egg layer boxes.

4. No other form of egg production (no Avery, barn or cage) is permitted on member farms.

5. No eggs of an non Association accredited origin are allowed to be stored and packaged on the accredited farm. Farms must be able to show audit trail records for accredited eggs exchanged between its members.

6.FRFA.Inc.Vic Membership with accrediting is available to any Victoria located poultry farmer that is prepared to present for an inspection to the published Standards. 

Applicants must be able to demonstrate to the independent third party experienced inspector that they  practice genuine extensive Free-Range Poultry farming to the highest standards of animal welfare, land sustainability and food integrity.