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Animals and Housing
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Do you raise light or heavy hens?
Housing type:
Feed and Water
Do you have control or input into diet formulation?
Do you make your own feed or process your feed onsite?
How is water supplied to your animals in the facility?

How often are all waterers checked then repaired for leaks?


How often are your waterers flushed?


Collection and Transfer
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Which best describes your manure handling system? (Check all that apply)
What method is used to transfer the majority of manure from storage to the field?
Manure Storage
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Do any of these processes occur onsite? (Check all that apply)
Land Application
Where does manure go?
Mortalities
How long before carcasses are picked up or put into the disposal system?

How is mortality handled? (Check all that apply)
On-farm Roads
Are unpaved roads used for any of the following activities? (check all that apply)



Perception
Do you employ the following to reduce nuisance issues?


Do you practice "track-out control" (manure on tires) of manure or mud on vehicles leaving the property? (Do you have a means of controlling how much manure/mud leaves your property on the tires of all vehicles leaving your property?)

Are most roads lined with windbreaks or shelterbelts?

Are you mindful of neighbors when timing manure removal from housing or storage?

Do you consider how the following impact nuisance conditions when planning manure applications?




Are compost piles, mortalities, or manure storage visible from public roads?

Are efforts made to ensure a pleasing roadside appearance?

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