FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Below are the most common questions received by our customer service team. However if the information you’re looking for isn’t here, feel to contact us at customerservice@hazeldenes.com.au.
Hazeldenes chickens are raised on farms certified by RSPCA Approved which are reviewed by an RSPCA Assessor 2-4 times a year. Our chickens enjoy space to move, good lighting and can perch, dust-bathe and forage to their heart’s content – which ultimately leads to better health and welfare.
With over 400 requirements, raising chickens to the RSPCA’s standard means they are provided with enriched, higher welfare environments, when inside the shed and outdoors, that meet their behavioural and physiological needs.
On our free range farms, during the day, our birds have access to an outdoor area with plenty of space to forage and explore. During the night or when weather isn’t ideal birds have an enriched barn to stay safe inside, with perches, pecking objects and dry friable litter – all to encourage their natural behaviours.
Our commitment to free range farming has helped us to provide Australians with quality, great tasting chicken.
No. We can assure you that our chickens are raised completely free from added hormones and steroids. In fact, no chickens in Australia are given growth promoting hormones as it is illegal.
Absolutely not. We raise our chickens on Australian RSPCA Approved farms which are assessed by an RSPCA Assessor 2-4 times a year. Our chickens enjoy space to move, good lighting and can perch, dust-bathe and forage to their heart’s content – which ultimately leads to better health and welfare. Information on the RSPCA standard is available here.
Many of our farms are free range. They are certified by RSPCA Approved and reviewed by an RSPCA Assessor 2-4 times a year.
On our free range farms, once fully feathered, the chickens have access to outdoor range areas with trees and shade during daylight hours. At night and during extreme weather (hot or cold), they are housed in barns to keep them warm, comfortable and safe from predators.
Our commitment to free range farming has helped us to provide Australians with quality, great tasting chicken.
Hazeldenes free range chickens are kept protected within a well-fenced range areas adjacent to their barns and our farmers are responsible for their safety and well-being when the chickens are outside. At night, Hazeldenes free range chickens are housed inside the barns to keep them warm and safe from predators.
