. ▁ ▁Free ▁Range ▁E gg ▁& ▁P oul try ▁Australia ▁( F RE PA ) ▁standards ▁provides ▁a ▁sl iding ▁scale ▁for ▁ind oor ▁density , ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁birds / m 2 ▁allowed ▁only ▁in ▁en clos ures ▁housing ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁birds , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁birds / m 2 ▁the ▁maximum ▁for ▁bar ns ▁with ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁birds . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁standards ▁about ▁out door ▁density , ▁thus ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁that ▁far mers ▁must ▁meet ▁the ▁standards ▁under ▁the ▁Model ▁Code . ▁Be ak ▁trim ming ▁is ▁allowed ▁under ▁this ▁cert ification . ▁ ▁Hum ane ▁Cho ice ▁True ▁Free ▁Range ▁standards ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sound ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁is ▁concerned . ▁Be ak ▁trim ming ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁m util ations ▁is ▁not ▁permitted , ▁per ches ▁must ▁be ▁provided , ▁and ▁maximum ▁f lock ▁numbers ▁cannot ▁be ▁greater ▁than ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁per ▁bar n . ▁The ▁out door ▁stock ing ▁density ▁is ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁birds ▁per ▁ha , ▁and ▁the ▁ind oor ▁density ▁is ▁ 5 ▁birds ▁per ▁m 2 . ▁ ▁Australian ▁Cert ified ▁Organ ic ▁Stand ards ▁include ▁criteria ▁on ▁feed ▁content ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁p estic ides ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁requirements . ▁The ▁ind oor ▁density ▁is ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 8 ▁birds / m 2 , ▁although ▁most ▁operators ▁under