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Welcome to Hens On The Hill, the home of great quality, pasture raised eggs, sustainably produced with regenerative farming practices in the heart of Lancashire.
Now you've tasted the eggs, here's the story.
All About Eggs
Several years ago, we transformed our passion for producing delicious free-range eggs from a hobby into a small business. As advocates of regenerative agriculture, our free-range eggs quickly became a local favorite. Building on this success, we have diversified our offerings and now feature an on-farm egg vending machine. Nestled near our chickens, the vending machine not only sells our eggs but also quality local produce from other small independent businesses.
We've planted wildflower areas to support and encourage pollinators, and we've added fruit trees to provide extra foraging opportunities for our chickens. Our ultimate aim is for our chickens to rotationally graze alongside our cattle, with the aim of mimicking natural ecosystems. Our mission is to produce nutritionally dense eggs, free from chemical interventions, grown sustainably, and with animal health and welfare at the forefront.
Initially offering just free-range eggs, we are now thrilled to offer our customers delicious pasture-raised eggs! We are proud to be one of the first in the local area to offer true pasture-raised eggs, and we are committed to continuous innovation with our fully operational custom-built egg mobiles (chicken coops on wheels), these are visible in the fields when you visit so you can see the chickens!
Pasture-raised eggs are the next step above free-range eggs, boasting higher levels of vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids. Our pasture-raised hens live outdoors in mobile coops, which we move around the farm twice a week to provide them with fresh pasture and new foraging grounds. The hens have constant access to the outdoors, with the mobile coops serving only as places for them to lay eggs and sleep. The rest of the time, they are free to forage naturally.
Free range eggs are still good on a small scale, but the limiting factor is if you can't move the chickens houses, over time the soil around the coops becomes heavily compacted and starts to erode. This is why have gone to a pasture raised system to improve the ecosystem & produce a better quality egg!
The pasture raised system produces a healthier egg for our customers, is better for the birds welfare and health & is also a lot better for the environment!
Please note we sell two different types of eggs, you will have the choice of pasture raised eggs in the shop which are exclusively from our farm or you'll find free range eggs which are from a local farm to help keep up with demand!
We are excited to share these improvements with you and thank you for your continued support!
"Our customers love coming and watching the chickens out and about, whilst collecting their own eggs from our vending machine. I think people both enjoy seeing where their food comes from as well as being more accessible to the wider community." - Jimmy