Our farming ethos ensures that nothing is compromised. Our rigorous animal welfare techniques ensure that from one day old to fully-grown we look after our chickens with great care at every stage of their development. Just like the generations before us.

Packington Free Range is in the heart of Staffordshire and has been a family business for the last 80 years.

HOW WE REAR OUR CHICKENS

Our chicks arrive on the farm in small groups at just one day old. They are housed in special sheds that have plenty of warm bedding, heating and good ventilation. As the birds grow, the heater is turned down to ensure they become strong and able to adjust to the weather conditions outside.

At about three weeks old, once the birds are strong enough, the shed doors are opened and the birds are free to roam on the range to their heart's content. But in the evening they must be brought in to protect them from night time predators such as fox.

All Packington Free Range Chickens roam free on established English pasture consisting of various grasses and clovers, with strategically placed perches and shelters offering shade, food and water, is the idyllic setting which every Packington Free Range bird experiences in its lifetime. It is wonderful to see the birds roaming free just as nature intended.