Our Hens

Cluck! If the live-stream video is off-line, please scroll down the page to see a highlights video of the Bowalley Free Range chooks enjoying themselves, and keep on scrolling to read more about our lovely hens.

‘We grow the grain, that feeds the hens, that lay the eggs fresh for you’

Our pride in the way we care for our hens at Bowalley Free Range means we welcome you to watch our chooks go about their day-to-day activities through our live video feed. 

Watch the Bowalley Free Range hens highlights video:

The chooks behind Bowalley Free Range eggs

Our hens begin the day by laying their eggs in nest boxes. The eggs are then collected fresh each day to be hand packaged for you by our friendly team. After laying, the birds then can go outside to play in the winter garden or the range area. In the range area, hens entertain themselves by venturing out in the paddock and finding obstacles such as the solar panels to play on and interacting with the sheep that are a natural method of pasture management. Similar to us, on days with extreme weather, both in heat and rain, the hens prefer to stay indoors where temperatures are regulated. 

The hens enjoy a varied diet from feed specially made for them which mostly consists of the wheat and barley grown on the farm and any natural sources of nutrition found in the range such as insects. This nutrient-rich diet allows our hens to be happy and healthy to lay fresh, delicious eggs for you each day. The hen’s manure is also high in nutrients which makes for a great natural base fertiliser to grow the wheat and barley.

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