Clucker Shares - FAQ

How does a Clucker Share work?

Buying a Clucker Share means that you are basically buying a certified organic hen from BUDA Organic Foods. However, you don’t take your hen home but have BUDA Organic Foods look after your hen.

In return BUDA Organic Foods will deliver certified organic eggs to your home every week or as arranged otherwise.

What are the benefits of Clucker Shares?

Following are some benefits of taking up a Clucker Share:

• You get a guaranteed number of certified organic eggs each week (or as arranged)
• You can own a chicken, get healthy eggs even if you don’t have the space or time to look after a chicken.
• You can be sure that your eggs are coming from a happy hen that is roaming freely each day with plenty of room.
• Your chicken will be certified organic.
• You are supporting a local farmer.

How much space do Clucker Share hens have?

Clucker Share hens get to roam freely every day in an area roughly 600 m² on our 27 acres property. This area is fenced off with movable electrified netting to keep our ladies safe. We move this fenced off area regularly to give the hens fresh grass o pick at.

Currently, we look after about 60 chickens in our laying flocks and have no plans on growing the flocks any larger than 50 hens with no plans to grow to more than 100-150 hens in total.

Who can buy Clucker Shares?

Clucker Shares are only available where delivery of the eggs can be made in the 4552 area in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland region.

What are you feeding the chickens?

During the day the chickens free-range and eat grass and any grubs, bugs or worms they find. BUDA Organic Foods is certified organic (certified by NASAA).

We do provide supplement feed which the chooks are free to eat as much and whenever they feel like to ensure they get all the nutrients they need. This supplement feed is certified organic vegetarian layer pellets supplied by Ausorganic Feeds.

Can we take our chicken home?

If you are determined, yes you can.

However once the chicken has left the BUDA Organic Foods farm we are not able to accept the chicken back into our flock. Once a chicken leaves our property it in effect ceases to be certified organic, and we are not able to accept non-certified organic chickens onto our property.

Effectively you’d be terminating your Clucker Share without a refund.

How much does a Clucker Share cost?

The cost of a Clucker Share is in two parts:

1. A joining fee of $75. This covers the cost of a day-old chick, the certified organic chick starter food, and us caring for the chick so that it grows strong and healthy.
2. A weekly subscription fee of $4.30. For this we will deliver 6 certified organic eggs for each Clucker Share you maintain on a weekly basis to your home or work (must be in 4552 area).

Can I cancel my Clucker Share?

Yes you can.

If you cancel your Clucker Share you stop receiving eggs each week, and we will provide a pro-rata refund of the $75 joining fee. The pro-rata fee is calculated on the basis that we assume each chicken is laying eggs for 2 years. So if you were to cancel your Clucker Share exactly one year after you joined we would provide a 50% refund of the $75 joining fee.

Where do Clucker Share hens lay their eggs?

We’ve provided our hens with roll-away nesting boxes. Once a chook has laid an egg it will roll away on a gentle slope into a collection area.