The business

The Good Egg Fellas is an independent free range egg producer in NE England, near Darlington. They currently have 16,000 hens and combine responsible husbandry with good animal welfare to ensure all eggs are of the highest quality.

The challenge

The hen shed faces North so it is vulnerable to strong and cold winds. In order to combat this, a Winter Garden using Galebreaker Bayscreens has been built on the front of the shed to provide a sheltered environment when the hens go out to range.

The aim is to improve the welfare of the hens and to prevent the cold winds causing capped litter in the shed. These fabulous videos demonstrate why the Good Egg company installed a Winter Garden.

The solution

Before becoming a free range egg farmer, Phil was a pig farmer for many years. During his tenure as a pig farmer, he used Galebreaker products to ensure maximum productivity and welfare for his pigs. 

Needing to build a Winter Garden for his new egg unit, he chose Galebreaker Bayscreens for fast-fit and long-lasting weather protection. As Phil explains in this video here, the Bayscreens allow light into the Winter Garden encouraging the hens to come out of the pop holes and into the Winter Garden.

The result

The Bayscreens were installed successfully with slight modifications, and quickly made the environment ready for winter. Now that Defra have lifted the housing order imposed due to Avian Influenza, the hens are now allowed to range again – with Bayscreens helping to keep the North winds at bay. Phil Twizell, Good Egg Fellas.

For more information on our weather protection solutions, get in touch with the Galebreaker Sales Team.