Clarence Court Mabel Pearman's Burford Browns Free Range Eggs, (Assorted sizes), Pack of 6

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They will also require access to oyster shells (for additional calcium) and grit given in a separate dish. Don’t mix this with their usual food. In 1980, Mr. Lee-Woolf (Mabel Pearman’s grandson) began commercially raising Burford Browns, at the Millhampost farm, near Winchcombe. Diet is essential to hens and requires good quality layer feed from the point of lay (about four months of age). Philip was asked by Fortnum & Mason to supply the famous London grocer with eau-de-nil coloured eggs, which would be a perfect match for the store’s elegant décor. David Applegarth They can be one of the more expensive breeds, but the extra cost is well worth it for the quality of the eggs that they produce.

Distinguishing these products is far from straightforward. Free-range, Red Tractor, Red Lion, Organic – it’s not always clear what the labelling certifications mean. There are several points to consider, says Phil Brooke, research and education manager at Compassion in World Farming. Our Burford Browns, are only available from ‘Legbars of Broadway’® and are kept by well known TV personalities, film stars, famous names in motor racing, horse racing, dressage, eventing, and leading figures in industry, as well as Royalty, both in this Country and abroad. Although they are the most favoured hens in many of our finest country estates and homes, they provide interest and fun as well as beautiful eggs in small gardens across the UK. Availability This may be the eggiest egg I’ve seen, with an even, pale terracotta shell that reminds me of the rubber egg we once bought from a joke shop to fool my mum (simpler times). Inside, it has a firm, opaque white and an ordinary-looking apricot yolk – but, to be fair, a lovely rich flavour. (After thinking hard for several minutes, I realise it’s hard to describe the flavour of an egg. They taste of eggs, simple as that.) They have a single red comb with well-defined points, which is upright. Their wattles and ear lobes are also red.

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So it’s clear that price alone is not always the best welfare indicator. Soil Association Organic offers the highest welfare standards, even if organic eggs are often cheaper than their free-range counterparts. Frankly anyone who has bought a burford brown from the producer is as mad as anyone who pays the huge premium for the eggs. Now you can have the pleasure of owning your own magical Legbars, and enjoy their superb coloured, eggs – fresh from your garden – just an arm’s length from the kitchen! If they are treated properly and kept in the right conditions, they will lay eggs regularly for years. Temperament & Personality of Burford Browns.

An undergraduate at Cambridge, at the time of Punnett’s poultry experiments called John Croome, carried on breeding the Cream Legbars following the dispersal of the Cambridge breeding facility in the early 50’s, until his death in 1988. Fortunately, the Cream Legbars were saved from extinction because Croome had given some hatching eggs to David Applegarth, in Yorkshire, the year before his death, and David continued to keep Creams until recently. Reginald Punnett Clarence Court Even when birds must be housed due to bad weather or bird flu, organic birds are given much more indoor space as well as perches and enrichments like straw and vegetables,” says Alex Cullen, certification commercial director at the Soil Association.After a few years, Mr. Lee-Woolf decided to move to the Coach House farm on Broadway and joined Clarence House, where the egg brand began to grow under the renowned ‘Clarence Court’ label. Apart from the occasional egg song and chatting with their friends, they are quiet birds, so they are a good choice for an urban garden, if you have a large enough space. The company added further pressure was coming from retailers transitioning to selling only free-range eggs.