Te Rata Family Farm

17/08/2026

This morning we received our newest flock of 1000, sixteen week old chicks. We are super excited as they are showing all the signs that they’ll be a really, really great flock and are very adventurous. Once they’ve settled in I’ll let them outside and in the next few weeks they’ll start to lay.
A big thanks to Makatu poultry for rearing them 👍
James

25/07/2026

For some reason the Northern Advocate wanted my take on bird flu (can't think why 😆). Please note that the photos in this article are not of our farm. James

Northland has six egg producers and no poultry-meat farms.

16/07/2026

Bird Flu/Avian Influenza Update from Our Farm
Dear customers and friends,

Many of you will have heard about the confirmed H5N1 bird flu case in Wellington yesterday.
Please rest assured — there is no risk of it spreading through eggs. We will continue to supply our free range eggs as normal.

We’ve been preparing for this for years and are doing everything possible to protect our hens.

While the risk to our farm remains low, we wanted you to know that if it did reach us, it would sadly affect our ability to supply for a while.

Because of the biosecurity risk, we won’t be able to hold any open days for the next few years.

Thank you for your continued loyalty and support — we truly appreciate it.

We’ll keep you updated if anything changes.

Warm regards,
James
And the team at Te Rata Family Eggs

26/06/2026

Triple yolker! One lucky customer found this, they say that a triple yolker is a 1 in 25 million, that's rarer then winning Lotto's first devision - Congrats! Used with permission

12/12/2025