Blackdown Hills West Country Eggs


Correspondence: English
Operation Level: Regional, National

Address: (Higher Buckland Farm)
Buckland St. Mary, Chard Great Britain
Phone: +44 1460 23 48 83
Web: http://www.blackdownhillseggs.co.uk


We're a family-run farm and Egg packing business in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, providing West Country free-range eggs to the UK retail, Food service and Wholesale sectors. At the heart of our business is our hens' welfare, and during daylight hours they're free to forage and roam amongst acres of beautiful woodland, fed only on the most nutritious diet.

Spending more time outside foraging makes for happier, healthier hens that produce better quality eggs, so we encourage our hens to roam free in a stimulating environment.

Working closely with FWAG [Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group], we allow our hens to follow their natural 'jungle fowl' instinct to shelter under tree canopies. To help, we've planted large areas of native woodland trees close to the hen houses, including oak, ash and hazel. In daylight, they really are free to roam.

Inside their houses, the hens enjoy spacious, clean and comfortable resting areas. For their quality of life, and for tastier eggs, we feed our hens top-quality natural feed, but they also have access to grass, grubs and grit to aid their digestion. And there is plenty of opportunity for a good dust bath, a popular activity among hens that helps protect them from parasites.

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