Paragraph 3 F1
Laying hens must have—
(a)
at least 750 cm2 of cage area per hen, 600 cm2 of which must be usable; the height of the cage other than that above the usable area shall be at least 20 cm at every point and no cage shall have a total area that is less than 2000 cm2;
(b)
a nest;
(c)
litter such that pecking and scratching are possible;
(d)
appropriate perches allowing at least 15 cm per hen.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 3C inserted (6.8.2002) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1898), regs. 1(2), 2(8), Sch.