Te Rata Family Farm

12/12/2025

26/10/2025

Concerned with sprays? Notice the thistles in the chook paddocks? It is because we don't spray or use any herbicides where our chickens roam, grubbing is the only method I use for getting rid of these pesky weeds.

12/10/2025

Our new flock of chickens has just started laying — and they’re laying better than any shed we’ve had in the past 22 years!

That means we’ve got more beautiful, fresh, free-range eggs than ever before, and we’d love to deliver them to even more local households and workplaces.

If you’ve been thinking about getting regular egg deliveries (or know someone who might), now’s the perfect time to jump in!

-Farm-fresh, free-range eggs
-Delivered straight to your home or workplace
-From our small, family-run farm to your table

Top two photos were taken just last week — happy hens, happy eggs!

Find out more or sign up here: www.familyfarm.co.nz
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05/10/2025

Being sustainable is important to us. When we deliver a tray of eggs they are in reusable trays which our customer's leave out at their next delivery. We wash them and are able to reuse each tray many times, unlike cardboard trays which can only be used once.

They are expensive so please look after our trays 😀