Skip to main content

A couple stand behind a flock of brown hens, with green grass and clouds in the sky.

Caged chickens.

"It's just been intense — nearly to the point it almost feels like we're being harassed with people wanting eggs,"
free range egg producer Phil Glover said.

A smiling couple with their arms linked stand on their farm, with green grass and a cloudy sky.

Multiple empty shelves in a supermarket fridge, where eggs should be

"We want to get big, we want to get to be able to supply NT — that's our hope, to supply Darwin and the outer suburbs,"
Ms Jones said.

A man hold a red chicken with green trees behind him, he has short grey hair and smiles

A tray of meringues.

Stories from farms and country towns across Australia, delivered each Friday.
Your information is being handled in accordance with the ABC Privacy Collection Statement.
Posted