What's it all about?

The Silver Dale story

We're cattle farmers from way back, but a few years ago we started thinking more about our grass, our soil and what we could do to improve it in an environmentally friendly way. Providing the best grass for our cattle and doing all we can to enhance the health of our land and ecosystems is pretty important to us. Layer hens (and their great natural fertilizing and composting abilities), came to mind and from there Silver Dale Eggs was born.

We have come to be very fond of the humble layer hen. They’re great girls to watch with all their dust-bathing, bug-chasing and general chookie shenanigans. It saddens us that the majority of Australian layer hens are kept in cages, deprived of sunshine, fresh air and space to stretch their legs.

One of the key aims at Silver Dale Eggs is the health and happiness of our hens. Our chooks roam freely all day long.

They’re never confined but they do have free access to shelter, perches, grain and cosy nests in our purpose-built mobile chook-houses.

These chook-houses are regularly moved so that our chooks always have access to fresh grass (and new bugs and new bathing spots).

It’s also our long-held belief that human nutrition is not just related to the food we choose to eat, but also to how that food was grown. We put a lot of time and effort into ensuring our chooks have an excellent, balanced diet. To keep our hens extra healthy, they are supplied with grass, bugs, shell grit, grain and sea minerals. We are also continually improving the species composition of their pasture to include more legumes (for more omega 3s). This coupled with their natural lifestyle makes for highly nutritious (and delicious) eggs.

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• biodynamic grower
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