About Egg Farming
Learn About Egg Farming
Egg farming is the process of raising hens to produce eggs for human consumption.
Australian egg farmers produce 18.3 million eggs every day to feed the nation, which is 6.68 billion eggs each year.
Want to learn about what it takes to get your egg from farm to plate? Explore Australian Eggs' learn about farming section to see exactly what goes on;
Free-Range Egg Farming
Cage Egg Farming
Barn-Laid Egg Farming
Organic Egg Farming
MEET AUSTRALIAN EGG FARMERS John Sattler
John Sattler is a livestock manager in Tasmania who cares for hens in free range and cage production systems.
How Do Chickens Make Eggs?
Eggs are one of the most versatile foods around. They can be the star of the show (omelette, quiche), the supporting actor to other ingredients (pad thai, spaghetti carbonara) or the hidden hero by making a cake rise or giving a soufflé its fluff.
Collecting, Grading & Sizing Eggs
Egg collection
On commercial egg farms, eggs are collected at least once a day and taken to a high-tech room called a grading floor where they are cleaned and checked for quality.Egg Types & Labels
Have you ever stood in front of the egg section at the grocery store and felt overwhelmed?
Egg labels can be confusing and although terms like 'farm fresh', 'barn-laid' and 'pasture-raised' are familiar to most egg buyers, many people don't know what they actually mean.