Hilltops Free Range Eggs
HILLTOPS FREE range eggs
  • Home
  • Free range eggs
  • Buy eggs and farm produce
  • Blog
  • Order eggs
  • Recipes
  • the farm
  • Home
  • Free range eggs
  • Buy eggs and farm produce
  • Blog
  • Order eggs
  • Recipes
  • the farm

The yin-yang of winter mornings at the farm

5/25/2023

 
Picture
"There’s no shadow without a light
No shallow without a height
No love without a fight"
 
Half of this is frosted grass, minus 3-4 degrees at the farm at night.
The moment the sun shines, the grass becomes luscious once again.
 
Here we all are, like the chicken, caught between frost and warmth. Between shadow and light.
 
The yin-yang of winter mornings at the farm.
 
#frost #winter #yinyang #pasturedeggs #grass #frostedgrass #free #
 
--from the poem "Soft Shadows" by Natasha Turner

Late Love Sweeter Than Summer

5/18/2023

 
"Daily the low sun warms [us]
in a late love that is sweeter
than summer."
 
The flood of autumn colours: while picking some eggs in the autumn low sun, the chickens came to check on me, then the dog came to check on the chickens.
 
We all stretched and enjoyed the low sun glow love.
 
#lowsun #warmautumn #autumncolour #pastured #pasturedeggs #eggs #farmlife  #autumnleaves #leavesandeggs
 
--quote from the poem "Plums" by Gillian Clarke, with modification by Hilltops eggs farm

The flowers of the African Lily are brown eggs :)

5/4/2023

 
Picture
Did you know: the flower of Agapanthus is actually nice brown eggs  :)

Instead of the beautiful blue of the African Lilies we have around the house, we found among their green leaves hidden brown eggs The culprit was also captured in the photoshoot, can you spot her in the second photo below?
#freetoroam #chickens #newflower #eggs #pastured #green #hidden #agapanthus #africanlily #fromthegarden #findthechicken
Picture

How to take dust bath like a Hilltops pasture-raised chicken:

4/27/2023

 
Picture
Step 1. Peck around the dirt, might get some tasty worm snack if lucky never hurts to eat before relaxing in a bath!
Step 2. Lie on the right side, fluff up those beautiful golden feathers on the bum, scratch with left foot to soap up the left side.
Step 3. Lie on the left side, repeat scratching and soaping up on the right side.
Step 4. Rinse and relax a bit in the glorious autumn sun, shielded from nosy other girls by the tall grass.
Step 5. Sigh as have to get up and free up the bath for the next girl waiting.
Dust baths are amazing for keeping the chickens healthy in a natural way, free of mites and bugs, cool during the day, and give them unlimited access to little pebbles they need for their gills to function properly.
At the same time, chickens aerate and enrich the soil with organic matter.
True symbiosis.
#pasturedeggs #dustbath #healthychickens #eggs #sustainable #symbiosis #regenerative #farming

Lest We Forget

4/25/2023

 
Picture

Like Autumn Pumpkins

4/20/2023

 
Picture
“I spot the hills
With yellow balls in autumn.
I light the [hilly] [chook-fields]
Orange and tawny gold clusters
And I am called pumpkins.”


— from the poem “Theme in Yellow” by Carl Sandburg, with edits by Hilltops free range eggs and pumpkins
#autumn #pasturedeggs #goldenlight #farm #pumpkins

"Afternoon on a Hill"

4/13/2023

 
Picture
“I will be the gladdest thing
    Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
    And not pick one.
 
I will look at cliffs and clouds
    With quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass,
    And the grass rise.
 
And when lights begin to show
    Up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine,
    And then start down!”
 
#afternoon #onthefarm #rainbow #pasturedeggs #cleanair #hill #autumnsky
-- from the poem “Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Easter eggs

4/6/2023

 
Picture

The Yawn

3/30/2023

 
Picture
The ‘kids’ are yawning and scratching, ready for bedtime. The last sliver of sunshine for the day, and all the animals are accounted for! 😃simple bliss.
#sunset #farm #pastured #animal #love #pasturedeggs

Meteorological Migraine

3/23/2023

 
Picture
"There’s rain in my brain,
A pitter patter on the old grey matter,
[Chooks] and dogs in the cerebral cogs,
A shower dampening my mental power.
 
There’s precipitation in my imagination,
A cloud collision in my vision,
A deluge in my centrifuge,
A tidal surge has overwhelmed my optimistic urge,
 
A tsunami is rampaging through my spiritual harmony,
A lighting strobe just struck my frontal lobe.
There’s a vortex in my cortex,
An eddy in my heady,
 
A blizzard in my gizzard,
Hail in my vapour trail,
Sleet on my feet,
Snow on my big toe
Making me feel low.
 
I’ll pop a pill and rest my head
Upon a bed of feather
And when I wake I’m hoping
For bright eyes and better weather."
 
--- from the poem "Meteorological Migraine" by Alex Frankel
#rainyday #chooks #wet #eggs #pastured #farmlife #laninaweather #farm #rainyweather

One puppy chews on grass, one puppy nibbles on a bone, and one puppy has seen it all!

3/16/2023

 

Nice to Meet 'Ya

3/9/2023

 
Picture
#puppes #chickens #pastured #eggs #paddocklife #freedom #Maremma #theoldandthenew

Chickens and curiosity

3/2/2023

 
Picture
“Four be the things I’d been better without:Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.”

And so would the chickens - full of curiosity - and love of all things for pecking - around our house.

— from the poem “Inventory” by Dorothy Parker
#curious #chicken #pasturedeggs #freetoroam #eggs #everywhere

The Maremma - Chickens Symbiosis

2/23/2023

 
Picture
Pedicure anyone? It’s still summer for open toes shoes
The Maremma protect the chickens from predators at night, and the chickens keep the Maremma clean of any fleas and bugs.
Symbiosis with benefits.
#chickens #maremmadogs #symbiosis #paddocklife #pasturedeggs

The Pointy egg

2/16/2023

 
Picture
Named “Mount Kilimanjaro”, the tallest freestanding egg in the world.
What would your name be for this egg?
We are having a bit of fun today with funny egg names: cone egg, spiky egg, point peak
#naming #funnyegg #pointyegg #coneegg #mounkilimanjaro #funatwork #havingfun #eggsarefun #pastured #eggs

Lullaby

1/27/2023

 
That kind of lazy afternoon in the golden hour. Look out! There are always two who stretch and shuffle and snore and disturb the pile of puppies #goodnight #puppies #maremma #sleep #lullaby #farmlife. Photography by Haydn

Can't see any chickens?

1/20/2023

 
Picture
That’s because the crops are above ute height, the rain was blissful yesterday, and the sun is giving just the right amount of warmth caress!
#summer #pasture #eggs #cantseechickens #crops #farmlife

Wool and eggs

1/12/2023

 
Picture

Under his own vine and fig tree

1/5/2023

 
Picture
"Everyone will sit under his own grapevine and fig tree, and no one will make him afraid"
Here is to Jack, the greatest Maremma in the world, enjoying his retirement, under his own vine. He is now only responsible for guarding the house, after years of exemplary service to thousands of ladies Well deserved, Jacko! It is lovely to see you relaxed and enjoying that spotty shade.
-- based on Micah 4:4
#retirement #Maremma #sheepdog #shade #hisownvine #pasturedeggs

New Year's wish

12/30/2022

 
Picture
“The Brain — is wider than the Sky --
For — put them side by side --
The one the other will contain
With ease — and [hens] — beside —“

—- from the poem “The Brain is Wider than the Sky” by Emily Dickinson
with some alterations for Hilltops free range hens.

Wishing everyone a mind and imagination greater than the vast skies above us! Happy New 2023!
#sky #chickens #eggs #opensky #poetry #pastured #pasturedeggs #emilydickinson #farmlife #happynewyear

Merry Christmas

12/25/2022

 
Picture
Eggs as Christmas decorations go well too! Merry Christmas to everyone! #eggs #christmas #merry

Wait for the power sneeze

12/22/2022

 
Chilling out on a sunny afternoon after the perfect shower we had today.
The best bit is when all the chickens scatter around, after Gordo (the gorgeous Maremma dog)‘s power sneeze.
#whatasneeze #sneezing #pastured #farmlife #maremma #pasturedeggs #chickens

Art in the Paddocks

12/15/2022

 
Picture
This egg was stuck to the tray, impossible to pry it out. So, we turned it upside down, and made a cowboy hat

When life gives you lemons...
#everydayart #artisgreat #eggs #paddockart #pasturedeggs #boorowa #eggsandart

Summer is for salads

12/8/2022

 
Salad time for everyone! #grass #maremma #pasturedeggs #summer #eatinggrass #pasture

What is a tree hollow?

12/1/2022

 
What is a tree hollow?
A new bedroom, a veranda extension, adjacent to the dust bath that is next to the tree?
A meeting place for three friends?
A refuge from the midday sun?
A kitchen for munching on new grass?
Or a place to lay hidden eggs?
#treehollow #pasturedeggs #eggs #shade #dustbath #threehens #chickens #pastured
Picture
<<Previous

    How our eggs come to you

    Follow news about our free range chickens and the fresh farm eggs we produce.

    Categories

    All
    Most Popular Egg Posts

    Archives

    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016

    RSS Feed

Hilltops Free Range Chicken Eggs Farm in Boorowa, NSW

Farm address:
"Reynoldsdale" farm
1056 Lachlan valley way
Boorowa
NSW 2586

Postal address:
P.O. box 34
Boorowa
NSW 2586

Hours

Monday to Saturday
7am - 5pm

Contact us

Send us an email at: eggs@hilltopsfreerange.com