Free range Hens
Starting out with just a few chickens for
our own egg supply, it seemed a natural progression to sell eggs
alongside our Back to
Nature lamb, pork and beef.
Read more about how we rear our
poultry.
Our current hens are a traditional, commercial
laying breed called Amberlink, and are kept in free range conditions.
This means they naturally produce a high number of eggs but that
they have plenty of room (about three acres) in which to scratch
around, run and behave naturally.
You can see our flock of free range hens for yourself as you come
down the entrance drive to the farmyard and farm shop. The Amberlink
breed is well known for their roaming abilities, as shop customers
have probably seen for themselves!
The hens lay a good-sized brown egg with a rich yellow yolk.
We sell our eggs in the Back to
Nature Farm Shop.
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Goose
Shabden Park Farm rears traditional, free range, farm fresh goose
for Christmas.
The geese are reared from day old chicks in June and have an area
of around two and a half acres to range. We rear a slowly matured
goose with no additives or growth promoters, producing a meat which
is tender and full of flavour. There is also more meat on a goose
than you might imagine, as can be seen from this photo, given to
us by some of our friends and customers!
The oven ready goose will weigh between 5 and 7kg
(9-15lbs approx.) and are priced at (£11.50/kg - 2009
price to be confirmed). A deposit is required to secure
your goose, and the balance will be charged when the bird is collected.
We begin taking orders for geese around October. |

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Christmas Turkey
Shabden Park Farm rears Norfolk-breed free-range,
grass-reared turkey for Christmas orders, both traditional white
and bronze birds.
The turkey poults are reared from about four weeks old and are able
to roam around the grass fields once full size. Our turkeys reach
maturity naturally then start to fatten, we do not give them growth
promoters or any other additives. This produces a richer tasting
meat.
We also sell boned and rolled turkey breast joints for smaller families
or no-mess carving.
An oven-ready turkey will range from 5kg (9lbs)
right up to 11kg (24lbs approx.) and are priced at (£9.50/kg
- 2009 price to be confirmed). We always ask you
how many people you expect to feed when you order, so that we can
choose a bird to suit. A deposit is required to secure your turkey,
and the balance will be charged when the bird is collected.
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