What's it all about?

Accredited by the Victorian Farmers' Markets Association and registered with the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Freeranger Eggs at Grantville is proving that farm profitability doesn't have to come at the expense of the environment. The whole property covers about 80 hectares but the farming venture operates on about 30 hectares. With less than 1500 chickens, Freeranger eggs is a low intensity farm that is demonstrating a commitment to protecting biodiversity in the region – as well as supplying local restaurants and consumers with top quality eggs.

Free range egg farming is conducted as part of a diversified farming enterprise - a traditional mixed farm with rotational grazing instead of the monocultures which have become usual. All the hens have 24 hour access to pasture, and are free to roam and roost in open sheds, protected from foxes by Maremma guardian dogs.

All eggs collected, sorted and packed by hand. Chook numbers are kept low to avoid the problems that trouble large, intensive operations. The farm runs less than 750 chickens per hectare even though the industry standard currently allows up to 1500.

Freerange eggs are available all year for regular deliveries or at Farmers' Markets on Churchill Island and at Inverloch, Koonwarra and at The Old Cheese Factory in Berwick. Eggs are laid by hens who have complete access to the outdoors, as nature intended.
Real free range eggs are as different from normal supermarket eggs as cask wine is from estate bottled wine or canned fruit compared with ripe fruit straight from the tree. Freeranger Eggs are the pick of them.
Our chickens have unlimited access to pasture with a healthy, natural diet. They are fed no meat meal or processed animal-based proteins. No antibiotics are used in their management (unless required by a veterinarian) and no additives are fed to enhance yolk colour. No pesticides or herbicides are used on the pastures where they roam. Because of our low density production system there is no reason for our hens to be de-beaked or beak trimmed.

We deliver our product to the following post codes: 3984 3990 3922.

Contact 040 207 0531.

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