Holbrook Paddock Eggs – Grass fed free range eggs

Grass fed free range hens

Our grass fed hyline hens enjoy the true meaning of free range, as they are free to roam the paddocks as they please. Compared to the industry standard of 10,000 hens/hectare our stocking density is just 90 hens/hectare. The benefit of allowing the hens this freedom is a premium quality egg.

No hormones or antibiotics are used and with vibrant yellow/orange yolks our eggs are as natural as you can get.

Once a week we move the portable sheds which the hens lay and roost in. 10 Maremma dogs live with our hens providing protection from predators.

WE MADE Choice's list of brands that meet the recommended model code of 1500 hens per hectare.

It’s not easy to find ‘real’ free range eggs.

In 2017 the government introduced a free range egg standard that fails consumers. The standard allows producers to pack 10,000 hens into a hectare with no mandate for hens to actually spend time outdoors. This is entirely in contrast to consumers’ expectations for free range eggs and the CSIRO’s Model Code of Practice, which says there should be a maximum of 1500 hens per hectare on an outdoor range.

Want to know more, and see how we meet Choice’s Model Code of Practice?

To see the full list, check out Choice’s website.

Our PROOF Certification

PROOF is an Australian certification program for free range, pastured eggs, pork, chicken beef and lamb from animals that have been raised on pasture in open fields.

The focus of PROOF certification is the on farm management of livestock in a farming system that provides unrestricted daytime access to actively managed, pastured ranges areas in an environment that encourages purposeful use of those areas.

The program is underpinned by standards that provide transparency and easy to understand information to our consumers.

Check out our PROOF certification

Holbrook Paddock Eggs1 day ago

We didn't set out to be egg farmers.

We were running cattle and needed to grow grass more cheaply. The chooks did that job well, but we'd underestimated the value in the eggs.

We sold our first dozen right here in Holbrook. What started as a handy bit of extra income kept growing, and within a few years the eggs had become the main business.

#HolbrookPaddockEggs #Holbrook #ShopLocal #FarmLife #RiverinaNSW

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Holbrook Paddock Eggs2 days ago

Driving the Hume? Holbrook is worth the stop.

Pull off the highway, stretch the legs, and grab a dozen eggs fresh from our paddocks at 124 Albury Street.

You're about halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, so you've earned a break 🥚

Open 7 days a week from 9am to 3pm.

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Holbrook Paddock Eggs4 days ago

Holbrook Paddock Eggs started back in June 2010 with 50 hens and an old caravan.

We were cattle farmers looking for a cheaper way to grow grass. The plan was to put chooks in the paddock, move them around, and see what they did for the soil.

Sixteen years on, we're still moving them around 🥚

#HolbrookPaddockEggs #Holbrook #FreeRangeEggs #SoilHealth #RiverinaNSW

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Holbrook Paddock Eggs1 week ago

Happy hens make a lot of noise. Ours have plenty of room to roam, scratch, and forage all day long. Every egg starts out here in the paddock.

#HolbrookPaddockEggs #FreeRangeEggs #PaddockToPlate #HappyHens #Holbrook

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Holbrook Paddock Eggs1 week ago

This is what 90 hens per hectare looks like. Room to roam, room to wander off, and the odd egg left exactly where she felt like it.

#HolbrookPaddockEggs #PaddockRange #PastureRaised

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The Home Kitchen BRT2 months ago

FULL RESTOCK 🛒🍓🥩

Today I did a full fridge and freezer restock from Arnolds and I’m actually so impressed with this haul 😍

The produce was SO fresh, the meat looked incredible and I managed to get everything my family needed for under $170 🙌🏼

Meat, fruit, veggies + a few staples… safe to say the fridge and freezer are looking VERY happy 😂

Now to turn all of this into some seriously good food 👀🍴

Arnold's 🍏
The Butcher at Arnold’s | Wodonga 🥩
Holbrook Paddock Eggs 🥚
Kiewa Country 🧈

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