feather&PECK

Our pasture raised eggs are better than free range. The way we farm has a positive impact on the environment, small family farms, regional employment, animal welfare and best of all, the taste and nutrition of our eggs. When you choose a feather&PECK egg, you make an impact.

good for the hens

feather&PECK hens are more than free range with less than 75 hens per hectare. Picture 150 hens roaming free across the Adelaide Oval; that’s how free they are. They have constant, unrestricted access to the outdoors and are moved to fresh grass (pasture) every week.  This is why they are better than free range which in Australia could be between 3000 to 20 000 hens across Adelaide Oval.

good for the soil

Living in mobile trailers, feather&PECK hens follow  the grazing pattern of our cattle. These ‘mini-farmers scratch, dig, roll in the dust, peck the cow manure, and fertilise the soil. It’s as close to nature as you can get. Pasture-raised farming regenerates the soil, unlike any other commercial egg production and is good for the planet.

good for you

When chickens scratch, peck and forage naturally, their eggs are tastier and more nutritious, with higher levels of Vitamin E, beta carotene and Omega-3 fatty acids. The nutrients from the healthy pasture, bugs and worms are passed along the food chain up to us in the form of healthier food. Eggs from hens raised on pasture have 10 percent less fat, 40 percent more Vitamin A and 400 percent more omega-3s.