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White Swan Free Range Eggs / Farm Gate Shop

Pasture Raised Free Range Egg farm on the foothills of Ballarat. Providing Retail, Wholesale and Farm Gate Shop sales
Opening at 8:00 AM
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Pasture Raised Duck Eggs available in abundance today @ballaratfarmersmarket Zoo drive Lake Wendouree 🙌🏻

Have you ever had duck eggs? Most think of duck eggs as just good for baking but they can be used exactly the same as chicken eggs in any recipe… we love them poached on sourdough! So here ...

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Wishing all our customers a Merry Christmas! 🎅🏼… we hope you all have a great day celebrating with your friends and families.

Our farm gate shops are open all day if your needing that emergency resupply on fresh eggs 🙌🏻 no rest for the wicked! 😆🤭😉

Have a good one!
Owins family @ white s...

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It’s never advisable to leave doors open in the chook paddock otherwise you come back to this scene 😅

We are back on the farm after attending the @ballaratfarmersmarket around Lake Wendouree.. a huge thank you for everyone that stopped in today to support local 🙌🏻, many stalls sold out of produce (us included, but we dropped back to the farm to pick up extra supply half way through!)

At this s...

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This Gracie our chook protector, she is 6 months old.. Friday’s are for a good scratch and pat 🐶🙌🏻

A simple yet highly nutritious brekky.. being pasture raised they are packed full of healthy fats/amino acids/omegas, with high protein with little to no carbs/sugar 👏🏻🙌🏻

Ohhh did we mention they are super tasty too?! 😋


Testimonials

a year ago
Love buying local produce here in Ballarat, plus white swan eggs are the best! A family owned business! Thanks guys, and to Nugget and Gracie too!
- Shell H
a year ago
Absolutely love a little drive out to Invermay to grab my free range eggs! Delicious, fresh & super orange yolks! Great size & competitive price! Especially love if they also have some gorgeous proteas for sale too 😊
- Tash H
a year ago
Crack an egg and stir the butter, a White Swan egg will make you flutter! With a blink of an eye all my eggs are gone and time to re-order from White Swan! So fresh and laid with care, you can't go wrong with these yummy eggs.!🙂 The best tasting eggs on the planet will leave you crying for more, so send a message and will be delivered straight to your door! Do yourself a favour! You'll thank me later... Enjoy! 🐔🍳🥚
- Marion T

Why we are more than just 'free range'

What’s the Yolking Difference?

Rotationally Moved 
Our hens are rotationally moved across the landscape on our farm using portable chicken coops (also known as chicken caravans or tractors). This has many benefits for hen health, environment and the end product of our pasture raised eggs. The hens have significantly increased foraging opportunities than that of a convention ‘free range’ hen. With frequent access to new ground there is a treasure trove of insects, bugs and other goodies to be discovered by the ladies. A key component of why we use a rotational based system is to provide our pastures with ‘rest’. Not only does this allow time for the grass, small herbs to recover fully, it also provides a mosaic or patchwork affect across our farm which is vital for ecosystem function and local biodiversity. 
  
Egg quality and Flavour
 It is well documented that pasture raised eggs are highly nutritious, significantly more than a hen which is locked up inside a shed or limited access to quality forage.  One of the key reasons is our hens spend a greater amount of time out in natural sunlight and on fresh green pastures which they consume. Our eggs have a greater amount of Vitamin D, imparted into the egg at a rate of about 3x to 4x more! Our eggs are also higher in Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Beta Carotene, Omega-3s… PLUS Lower in Cholesterol and Saturated fat! All of these extra nutrients have a strong correlation with flavour (think of homegrown vegetables compared to supermarket varieties)
 
Stocking Density 
 Our stocking density is less than 85 hen/hectare, much less than the ‘free range’ approved stocking density of 10,000/hectare or the RSPCA standards of 1,500/ha. 
Why does this matter?  Well this directly relates to significantly reduced stress on each hen, as there is less competition for food, shelter, and perching spaces. Not to mention the build-up of manure which has been proven to taint the flavour of eggs with the high ammonia gases released when it anaerobically decomposes or ‘rots’. So it is true what they say; you can taste the happiness of the hen in the egg. 

Environmentally, Sustainability & Ethically Focused 
Our management techniques are improving our local environment on a day-to-day basis. We are fully chemical free in the way we produce our eggs, which means you are receiving a highly natural egg. Produced as nature intended. It is our belief that happy hens will produce the best product for our customers, we like to think of our production system as ‘HenCentric’ or having a holistic approach to producing eggs on an ethical, environmentally regenerating and sustainable scale.      

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  • 0457 008 895

Address

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240 White Swan Road
Invermay VIC 3352
Australia

Business Hours

Mon:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tue:6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wed:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thu:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Fri:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sun:8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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