We have this seasons goose eggs for sale. About 3 times the size of chickens eggs, they are a meal in themselves. You can buy online click and collect, or from the door. Unfortunately, we do not ship. To find out more and check availability see our website : https://chilcotts.farm/produce/local-fresh-goose-eggs/ Thank you for following!
Here we are early March, a bit later than normal for the first goose egg of the year. However, for us, this is a GREAT egg. Our little goose who laid this was attacked by a fox a month ago. This perfectly formed egg is the start of the goose laying season for us and the start of Spring! Who knows, this year, apart from hatching out emu eggs …… we may hatch a few geese too. Watch this space. In a couple of weeks, we should have goose eggs for sale. Check out our website for availability: https://chilcotts.farm/produce/local-fresh-goose-eggs/
In the kitchen and just considering going out to put the animals to bed, when there is a commotion in the goose field, the Geese flapping and honking at full volume.
Peering out, I could see a fox with its’ jaw tightly clamped around the rear end of our small Chinese goose.
The dog and I rushed out. We disturbed the fox which was rapidly pursued by our dog. However, the fox had a head start and this time managed to escape.
Poor Lucy Goosey, was lying low in the grass and bleeding quite badly. Fortunately, on inspection she had two puncture marks either side of her rump. She seemed quite calm (probably in shock), so we took her inside, cleaned the wounds and sprayed the wounds with disinfectant. This has a violet colouring to hide the colour of blood, birds have a response to peck at red, which we don’t want to happen!
After the attack and treatment, Lucy Goosey seemed OK, so we decided to put her away with the rest for the night. She waddled in to join the others.
Next day I let the animals out as normal, and Lucy Goosey came waddling out as if her ordeal had never happened!
We have jarred up this year’s batch of Summer 2021 honey. Buy from our website for click and collect or buy from the door. Produced by our bees in Bickington. Harvested using craft skills and traditional methods. Our Honey is unadulterated, filtered and not heat treated. Therefore, retains all its natural properties!
The weather is looking fantastic this weekend. Max will again be serving his small batch craft beers at Chilcotts Brewhouse! Why not pop down and enjoy a craft beer, Max’s Limoncello, G&T or a glass of wine.
The pop up tap room and brewery will temporarily close its doors on Sunday 5th September at 3:30pm to allow Max to return to university. Any remaining stock will be available from https://Unplugged.Beer for local collection, local delivery or shipping.
Currently planning to open again at Christmas with some seasonal beers. Sign-up to his email newsletter and follow on social media.
To find out more, a list of beers, opening times and how to find the tap room, visit https://Unplugged.Beer or check social media @unpluggedbeer.
Max will again be serving his small batch craft beers from noon today! Brewed on premises by Max. Brewing Unplugged beers are available to drink-in or takeaway.
For a list of beers, opening times and how to find the tap room, visit https://Unplugged.Beer or check social media @unpluggedbeer.
Our 2020 Honey sold out rapidly last year. Throughout the seasons we regularly get asked if we have honey for sale and look forward to when we can sell it again. Unfortunately for the bees, the Spring 2021 weather has been poor. As a consequence our bees have been unable to get out and about to gather sufficient nectar for a surplus of spring honey to sell. Hopefully we may have some honey in August. We will notify all our Honey Newsletter subscribers when available. If you want to know when honey is available, sign up to our Honey newsletter.
Local Bickington & Fremington Honey
£6.00
Due to the loss of our bees we will not be selling honey for the foreseeable future.
Produced by our bees in Bickington and harvested using craft skills and traditional methods. Our Honey is unadulterated, filtered and not heat treated, and therefore retains all its natural properties.
CLICK & COLLECT only. Buy online and schedule a time to pick-up.
Our bees are located in our fields between Bickington and Fremington, just on the outside of Barnstaple, North Devon. They forage for nectar in the hedges lining the fields, local trees as well as local gardens. In our opinion, the honey shows the characteristics of a traditional English honey, smooth but floral with hints of fudge and citrus.
Granulated Honey
All natural and unprocessed honey will crystallise over time. Depending on which flowers the bees have been visiting will depend on how quickly the honey granulates or goes solid. Processed liquid honey bought in the super market, is treated to stop granulation. This is often done through heating the honey. This process destroys the natural properties of the honey removing the benefits and altering the taste.
At Chilcotts Farm our honey is Pure and Untreated. All we do is filter our honey after it has been extracted.
The fact that honey crystallises and granulates, is the best evidence that you have a quality pure product. However, if you prefer liquid honey you can restore it to a liquid state by gently heating the honey. To do this:
Loosen the lid of the jar, and stand the honey jar in a bowl of hot water.
Gently stir the honey until the honey becomes liquid again.
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Normally available in August or September
Allergy Advice
May help pollen allergies
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Produced in Devon, United Kingdom
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Pure Filtered Unadluterated Honey
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As the geese come to the end of their laying season, we still have goose eggs for sale. About 3 times the size of chickens eggs, they are a meal in themselves.
Last night we had salad niçoise for tea. One goose egg per adult, soft boiled (boil the eggs for about 15 minutes to get a lovely soft boiled egg with a creamy yolk)
You can buy online or from the door. We take contactless payments.
Local collection only.
Fresh Goose Eggs Laid by Our Geese
£3.00
Goose eggs are truly distinctive being almost three times the size of a hen’s egg! We have three girls that typically lay from the beginning April through to the end of May.
Price is per egg, minimum order of 2 eggs.
CLICK & COLLECT only. Buy online and schedule a time to pick-up.
Having a more pronounced flavour than a hens egg, but slightly milder than a duck egg. A Goose egg is simply a meal in itself eaten boiled, scrambled, or fried and shared. As with all eggs they can be used as an ingredient in baked dishes such as gratins and quiches or as the base for the finest Yorkshire pudding.
Our Geese lay their eggs between Spring and early Summer by free roaming in our fields. With access to grass all year round and free to roam, they produce the most delightful eggs with deep orange yolks!
Uses for Goose Eggs
Goose eggs can be used in exactly the same way as chicken eggs. The only difference is their size. About 3 to 4 times the weight of a chicken egg, they can be used in cooking in the same way. If a recipe is asking for 3 eggs, one goose egg may do.
Examples of use for goose eggs:
Soft boiled: To get a nice runny soft boiled goose egg, boil for 6 minutes. Read more here ….
Hard boiled: Boil for about 8 to 10 minutes to get a hard boiled egg, and use in the normal way.
Blowing: Its great fun for kids to blow goose eggs and then paint and decorate them, especially around easter time. Use the egg blown out of the shell to make scrambled egg or omelette.
About Our Geese
Our Geese are kept naturally, predominantly eating fresh grass. In February, in preparation for egg laying, we may supplement their feed with a premium quality specialist goose breeders feed.
At this time of year, the grass can be low in nutrition, and supplementing their feed provides necessary minerals and vitamins in preparation for the laying season and the number of goose eggs they can produce.
We have goose eggs for sale. About 3 times the size of chickens eggs, they are a meal in themselves.
You can buy online or from the door. We take contactless payments only.
Two goose eggs laid at the beginning of March
Local collection only.
Fresh Goose Eggs Laid by Our Geese
£3.00
Goose eggs are truly distinctive being almost three times the size of a hen’s egg! We have three girls that typically lay from the beginning April through to the end of May.
Price is per egg, minimum order of 2 eggs.
CLICK & COLLECT only. Buy online and schedule a time to pick-up.
Having a more pronounced flavour than a hens egg, but slightly milder than a duck egg. A Goose egg is simply a meal in itself eaten boiled, scrambled, or fried and shared. As with all eggs they can be used as an ingredient in baked dishes such as gratins and quiches or as the base for the finest Yorkshire pudding.
Our Geese lay their eggs between Spring and early Summer by free roaming in our fields. With access to grass all year round and free to roam, they produce the most delightful eggs with deep orange yolks!
Uses for Goose Eggs
Goose eggs can be used in exactly the same way as chicken eggs. The only difference is their size. About 3 to 4 times the weight of a chicken egg, they can be used in cooking in the same way. If a recipe is asking for 3 eggs, one goose egg may do.
Examples of use for goose eggs:
Soft boiled: To get a nice runny soft boiled goose egg, boil for 6 minutes. Read more here ….
Hard boiled: Boil for about 8 to 10 minutes to get a hard boiled egg, and use in the normal way.
Blowing: Its great fun for kids to blow goose eggs and then paint and decorate them, especially around easter time. Use the egg blown out of the shell to make scrambled egg or omelette.
About Our Geese
Our Geese are kept naturally, predominantly eating fresh grass. In February, in preparation for egg laying, we may supplement their feed with a premium quality specialist goose breeders feed.
At this time of year, the grass can be low in nutrition, and supplementing their feed provides necessary minerals and vitamins in preparation for the laying season and the number of goose eggs they can produce.
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