Farm wants to expand egg production with new unit housing 32,000 chickens
A farm near High Ercall has applied to build a new 'free-range egg laying unit' to expand their business.
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Heal Eggs Ltd of Hazeldene has applied to Telford & Wrekin Council to expand their free-range egg production with a new £1.75m unit.
Across their sites, the business already boasts 328,000 free-range laying hends, 112,000 colony laying hends and 48,000 pullet rearing places but the new unit will allow the business to add 32,000 new free-range hens to their stock.
If approved, the new unit will be built at Drome Farm in Osbaston, where two free-range units are already located. The existing capacity at the farm is for 128,000 birds.
