Egg Share 2026

Collect freshly laid, free range organic eggs every week from Swillington Organic farm.

Join our Egg Club and you can collect 1/2 Doz eggs each week from the farm for two years. Your investment pays for the hens and their upkeep, always free range and organic you can visit the birds too.

The new Egg Club begins in April 2026.

To join and sponsor your chicken is £20, this covers buying the bird. Then a £11.30 /month or £135 annual payment.* This works out better value than the equivalent supermarket organic eggs, with the added benefit of being local, fresh and supporting diverse breeds!**

You can expect 6 eggs per week per chicken sponsored. These are available weekly to collect from the farm on a Friday or Saturday, you can also pick up other essentials using the ‘Honesty Box’ in the Farm Shop.

At the end of the two years you can rehome your chicken or keep it at Swillington.

To join please choose your option >

If you would like more than one bird / more eggs per week please sign up multiple times.

Existing members of Egg Club 24 Please Click Here to Renew

*This may be subject to change if feed prices rise.

** Based on prices March 2026 for six organic eggs of mixed weight in major UK Supermarkets

This is a community supported agriculture scheme (CSA) where the risk are shared with the farmer, so seasonality and nature may affect egg production at various times of the year.

Meet the ladies...

The birds have been carefully selected to balance productivity, welfare, and character. There will be a mixed group of proven organic laying breeds, all reared to high standards, ensuring healthy birds and consistently high-quality eggs. A hen house has recently been refurbished so it is accessible for egg collecting. They are being reared for us by Ben and Cathy Wetherden, organic farmers on an off-grid wildlife site with high welfare production methods.

We will be introducing Barred Rock, Blues, Rhode Rock, Redco, and Light Sussex hens. This mix provides a natural variation in egg size and shade, while maintaining strong laying performance across the flock. Read on to find out more about each type’s traits and character.

Redco (also known as Columbian or British Blacktail) are reliable layers in organic systems, producing around 290+ brown eggs per year. They are striking in appearance and known for their calm, good-natured temperament.

Light Sussex are bred specifically for egg production, laying approximately 250 brown eggs in their first year. They are large birds that continue to produce well over a long lifespan.

Blues are gentle, larger hens producing around 220–240 brown eggs annually. They are recognisable by their subtle dark lacing, darker neck feathers, and grey legs, and are known for their calm nature and longevity.

Rhode Rock hens, a cross between Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock, are highly productive at around 290 eggs per year. They are easy-going, efficient feeders and slightly smaller than Black Rock types.

Barred Rock hens are visually distinctive with bright barring across dense feathers. Friendly and active, they lay around 280 brown eggs per year and bring both character and consistency to the flock.