For example, Eight Mile Creek based in NY:
- uses flocks of 60 in mobile houses that allow the chickens to feed on grass and bugs outdoors without over stressing a particular plot of land.
- Hens have ample indoor and outdoor space.
- Chicks are allowed outdoors as early as 2 weeks old.
- Hens are provided enrichment and toys.
- Beak trimming is not practiced.
- Death rates are less than 2% and hens reach their natural lifespans.
- They are also allowed to molt naturally.