KEEPING OUR HENS
HAPPY AND HEALTHY

As a leading UK producer and packer of eggs, our hens and their well-being are at the heart of everything we do here at Bird Bros.

How are eggs produced in the UK?

In the UK there are four production methods for housing laying hens. Enriched colony caged and free-range make up around 90% of the total UK flock with barn and organic free-range making up the smaller minority.

Bird Bros currently supply over 350 customers each week with eggs from colony caged and free-range production systems.

However, as part of our new Vision 2028 plan, over the next five-year period, we will move away from colony cages entirely.

To learn more about this development click here.

How are eggs produced in the UK?

In the UK there are four production methods for housing laying hens. Enriched colony caged and free-range make up around 90% of the total UK flock with barn and organic free-range making up the smaller minority.

Bird Bros currently supply over 350 customers each week with eggs from colony caged and free-range production systems.

However, as part of our new Vision 2028 plan, over the next five-year period, we will move away from colony cages entirely.

To learn more about this development click here.

Caring for our hens

Our hens are housed on farms where care and support is provided by dedicated stocks teams who look after them at every step of the way.

On call around the clock, the teams monitor housing and conditions, with a particular focus on temperature, humidity, and food & water supplies. In addition, they manage our vaccination programmes to ensure the highest standards continue to be met.

The team also liaise regularly with external poultry consultants who provide staff training and updates on product innovation and other recommendations.

Additionally, the farm management team works in collaboration with experienced feed nutritionists to manage our bespoke feeding rations that optimise flock health and egg quality.

Caring for our hens

Our hens are housed on farms where care and support is provided by dedicated stocks teams who look after them at every step of the way.

On call around the clock, the teams monitor housing and conditions, with a particular focus on temperature, humidity, and food & water supplies. In addition, they manage our vaccination programmes to ensure the highest standards continue to be met.

The team also liaise regularly with external poultry consultants who provide staff training and updates on product innovation and other recommendations.

Additionally, the farm management team works in collaboration with experienced feed nutritionists to manage our bespoke feeding rations that optimise flock health and egg quality.

Continuous Improvement

We go further.

Beyond our day-to-day efforts, our sites are regularly inspected by poultry veterinarians and independent external auditors to ensure we maintain high standards of welfare and compliance.

These regular visits enable constant evolution in our approach to suit specific seasonal or event-led requirements.

Our goal is to exceed the required UK standards and deliver a value-added approach that enhances our hens welfare.

Continuous Improvement

We go further.

Beyond our day-to-day efforts, our sites are regularly inspected by poultry veterinarians and independent external auditors to ensure we maintain high standards of welfare and compliance.

These regular visits enable constant evolution in our approach to suit specific seasonal or event-led requirements.

Our goal is to exceed the required UK standards and deliver a value-added approach that enhances our hens welfare.

Our experience...

For over 50 years, the company has consistently invested in the latest equipment and housing, ensuring our birds are looked after to the highest standards.

As part of our Vision 2028 plan, we will continue with this philosophy and ensure that standards across all our sites are maintained through on-going development and training.

Our experience...

For over 50 years, the company has consistently invested in the latest equipment and housing, ensuring our birds are looked after to the highest standards.

As part of our Vision 2028 plan, we will continue with this philosophy and ensure that standards across all our sites are maintained through on-going development and training.

Accreditations

We are proud that all of our rearing and laying farms are British Lion code accredited and our free-range farms are certified to the exacting standards required to comply with the RSPCA Assured scheme.

Accreditations

We are proud that all of our rearing and laying farms are British Lion code accredited and our free-range farms are certified to the exacting standards required to comply with the RSPCA Assured scheme.