Financial scammers must be raking in millions of dollars from gullible individuals – otherwise the scams wouldn’t continue - Here’s a couple of examples we received this week Woodforest National Bank Reply-To: woodforestnationalbnk.cathleen@gmail.com BCC Message body Wood-forest National Bank ADDRESS:45485 Miramar Way, California, MD 20619, USA The Wood-Forest National Bank California controlling department has issued a security transfer CODE which the Authentication section code of this bank concludes the verification of your file. After going through all the documents of claim re ..read more

  A suspected outbreak of Avian Influenza has been discovered in Victoria. Preliminary tests have confirmed the presence of avian influenza on a farm at Meredith in Golden Plains Shire. Samples have been delivered to the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness at Geelong for further tests which will determine the strain of the disease. The property has been placed into quarantine and Agriculture Victoria staff are on site. In August 2020, Farm Pride Foods confirmed that it had lost a third of its productive hen stock after an outbreak of the H7N7 avian flu virus at two of its farm ..read more

 Point of lay ISA Brown pullets will soon be available for pick up at the Freeranger farm in Stanley Road, Grantville. The vaccinated birds are 15 weeks old and ready to start laying any day. Details on husbandry, feed etc can be found on our website. If you decide that you want signifant numbers to set up a commercial operation, an eBook is available to guide you through the process. We can put you in touch with our pullet supplier who can provide hens in quantities. If you want good eggs, make sure to provide a balanced grains-based ration as well as full outdoor access. Don't feed pell ..read more

 You can help to meet growing demand for freerange eggs by setting up your own farm. The Australian free range standard allows misleading free-range egg labels; egg cartons display stocking densities, but there’s no actual requirement for the chickens to go outside, so the labels are meaningless. High stocking densities are more stressful for the chicken. Hens can display some aggressive behaviours such as pecking, bullying and even cannibalism as they fight it out to maintain their hierarchy in cramped conditions, making way for justifications for widespread beak-trimming and de-beaking ..read more

Meet Anne and Phil Westwood, Freeranger Eggs Grantville Anne spent years as an office systems manager before moving into farming. She was brought up in Cranbourne where her dad established Faceys Nursery, so she has an extensive knowledge of the area with its native vegetation and wildlife. She took part in a bushland management course with the National Trust, learning with experts, Randal Robinson and Darcy Duggan For several years she was the voluntary Co-ordinator of the Friends of Bass Valley Bush Landcare Group, primarily responsible for office administration as well as organising native ..read more

 We are often asked why some eggs have two yolks. A double yolk occurs in an egg when a chicken releases two yolks into the same shell. They are often produced by young chickens as their reproductive systems have not fully matured prompting the release of two yolks instead of one. Life on a free range farm in Australia ..read more

 With 20 million chickens in Australia and an average of 18 million eggs consumed each day, farmers throughout the country struggle to keep up with demand. Even a slight drop in production creates an immediate shortfall.One simple solution to help solve the egg shortage is to keep hens at home to lay eggs for your family or set up your own small business. Check the freeranger website and our eBook which is ready to be forwarded to you as a pdf. Life on a free range farm in Australia ..read more

 A woman had a simple request for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin:  ‘Bring down the price of eggs.’ Her criticism prompted an apology from Mr Putin who said it was a “failure of the government’s work” that egg prices have soared 40% in 2023. Economic analysts point to the increase in military spending that has caused inflation in consumer goods as well as sanctions following the Ukraine war. Life on a free range farm in Australia ..read more

Genuine freerange eggs can't be found on supermarket shelves. Help solve the egg shortage by keeping hens to lay eggs for your home use or set up your own small business. Check the freeranger website and our eBook. Life on a free range farm in Australia ..read more

  At Freeranger Eggs, we are about to start trialling a supplementary feed additive processed from Blue Lipped freeze-dried Mussels which could boost the nutritional value of eggs, particularly levels of omega 3 fatty acids. Freeranger Eggs has Isa Brown chickens on our 80 hectare farm run by Anne and Phil Westwood.. The supplement is provided by PETS HEALTHRUS in Geelong after the mussel waste is processed by Forager Foods in Tasmania. Preliminary work on utilising mussel waste has been undertaken in New Zealand by the Government’s Callaghan Innovation Agency but Freeranger Eggs is the f ..read more