Exploring perch provision

Welfare benefits of perches for free-range laying units are increasingly being recognised by producers, according to the findings of an industry study. The Co-op, in collaboration with FAI Farms and Noble Foods, initiated a project to look at current perch provision and to better understand producer attitudes. It was devised at the time of the introduction of the 2017 RSPCA assured standards, which required perch space within their free range assured flocks. Perches for hens Questions were sen