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WAIKATO FARMING LIFESTYLES
the woodlands The hens on Woodland’s free range farms are free to wander in the pastures under the canopy of trees that protect them from birds of prey and the elements, as well as giving them a healthy environment for happy lives.
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oodland recently launched New Zealand’s first free range eggs that bear individual stamps
of origin. “For me, being involved with free range hens daily brings with it a new challenge and I am always learning. There is a real art to managing free range hens, and once one obstacle is overcome, they throw something new at you which is always interesting,” says South Island farm manager Nina Winmall. “Glenpark, our first Woodland free range farm has been in operation for more than 15 years. As a company and an industry, we are making some real advances and it is very exciting to be a part of that. “I am a third generation
poultry farmer and as a little girl who absolutely adored her old man, I spent as much time out on the farm as I could with him. Apart from some time spent travelling I have pretty much always been involved in the industry in one way or another.” Nina says the stock team often talk about the hens that follow them around the house when they are doing their checks. They also have a real pecking order and it is very interesting watching them interact. “The hens all have their own personalities and there are always one or two characters that no matter how many times you put them back over the fence with their flock, the next day they are out again.” Inside the houses the
Hens at Woodlands farms live in a healthy free range environment
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