Cage
laid eggs are the cheapest eggs, but also the most restrictive for the
hens. They spend their lives in small, individual cages. 

Barn
laid eggs allow the hens to roam, but only within a large shed with no
access to the outdoors and limited chances to engage in natural
behaviors. 

Free Range eggs allows for the best of both worlds.
Combining the ability to roam and chicken in the great outdoors during
the day, while providing a safe and secure climate controlled
environment inside the shed at night and for those days when the great
outdoors don’t seem so appealing.

By allowing our hens to roam at free will during the day, we are unable
to have the same level of control over their environment as other
methods allow. This results in lower production levels per hen for a
higher level of operating cost – roaming hens work up a healthy
appetite! We gladly take this trade off to ensure the welfare of our
ladies, but it leaves us unable to compete on price with other more
intensive methods such as cage eggs.

To be labelled free range there must be no more than 10,000 hens per
hectare of outdoor space. We currently run 2,500 hens per hectare.
That’s over 5m2 for each individual hen of available outdoor space to do
all their chickening things.

This ensures that we deliver super fresh eggs, but can also make
delivery times unpredictable. We ask customers to be available between
6am-5pm on their selected day of delivery or leave gates unlock  If you
will not be home during this window we encourage you to leave additional
instructions via the ‘Order Notes’ box on the checkout process as to
where you would like the eggs to be left. If nobody is home and no order
notes have been provided, then we will leave the eggs on the doorstep
and send you an sms to let you know that they have arrived. If none of
our arrival windows suit, then please keep in mind we are also able to
deliver directly to your workplace if it is located within our delivery
area.

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that when you checkout on our website, your credit card details are
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If something unexpected comes up and you need to cancel or reschedule
your order please give us a call on 0401 951 952. Please note that the
total paid includes a credit card processing fee. This amount will not
be refunded.The refunded amount will be what was paid, less any
transaction fees incurred by us. These transaction fees are externally
set by our payment provider. Rescheduling of your order does not incur
any additional costs if we are notified before 5pm on day before delivery.

We aim to have our eggs from lay to your front doorstep in under 48
hours. This means that they arrive in peak condition and will last 6
weeks in your fridge. The optimum placement for you eggs is on one of
the middle shelves within the fridge.

When an egg is first laid the egg white ‘sticks’ to the inner membrane
of the egg shell. Over time, due to the ageing process of the egg, the
white separates from the inner membrane allowing the shell to be easily
removed. This process usually takes 7-10 days from the date of lay.

During the packing process we run each egg over a bright light. This
process is called candling and will generally show up as dark spot in
the yolk and be discarded. We pack all of our eggs daily by hand, so
occasionally human error may occur and a spot is missed. Blood spots are
formed very early in the egg development process and are completely
harmless and safe for human consumption. They are generally the result
of the hen being startled and are not an indication of the hens overall
health or that a disease is present.