frequently asked questions
faqs
Do you sell live chickens, chicks, ducklings or livestock?
We do NOT sell live chickens (layer or broiler), chicks, ducklings, or any other live poultry or livestock (only meat and eggs.) Thank you!
Are your animals vaccinated
Regarding the mRNA vaccine: our farm has not nor plans to ever administer the mRNA vaccine to any of our livestock.
Our layer and broiler chicks receive a Coccidiosis Vaccination at their hatchery.
Our beef, pork and lambs are vaccine-free.
What’s in stock at your farm store right now?
To view what’s in stock at our farm store online, first create your free account if you haven’t already, and make sure you’ve selected ‘Pick-up at Botany Bay Farm’ as your delivery preference. You can now see what’s available at our farm store and their prices under ‘Shop Now.’ Items that are sold out will be listed as such.
Do you offer unwashed eggs?
We do not. All our eggs are only available as washed. (They are washed purely with warm water.)
Do you offer half or whole shares of pork or beef?
As of 2023, we no longer offer pork or beef sold by the whole or half. It is only available by the cut in our farm store or online.
I want to order for 'Curbside Pickup' instead of 'Home Delivery' (or vice versa.) How do I do that?
It's simple! To switch your delivery preference after already making your account...
On desktop: After signing in, on the banner at the top of our site, click the underlined words: (CHANGE.) Enter your zip code, and the options available to your zip code will show up. Select whichever one you’d like to switch to. (Please note: Home Delivery may be the only option for your zip code.)
On mobile: After signing in, on the banner at the top of our site, press the Menu button. From there press ‘Account’ at the top of the options that show up, and then ‘change’ under Default Location. Enter your zip code, and the options available to your zip code will show up. Select whichever one you’d like to switch to. (Please note: Home Delivery may be the only option for your zip code.)
Do you sell piglets or whole pigs for roasting, etc.?
No, our farm does not offer this.
Do you sell raw dairy products?
No, our farm does not offer this.
We recommend 3LP Fresh Foods for sourcing raw dairy locally.
What is in your animals' feed?
- Laying hen feed ingredients: non-GMO wheat, peas, corn, camelina meal, flax meal, oyster shells, alfalfa, crab meal (protein,) and enzymes and minerals including Fertrell PNB, aragonite and laczyme. The laying hens feed is soy-free and GMO-free.
- Broiler feed ingredients: non-GMO wheat, peas, corn, roasted soy-beans, camelina meal, alfalfa, fish meal (protein,) and enzymes and minerals including Fertrell PNB, aragonite and laczyme. Contains soy, is GMO-free.
- Pig feed ingredients: non-GMO wheat, peas, corn, roasted soy-beans, camelina meal, and enzymes and minerals including Fertrell Swine Mix, lysine and laczyme. Beginning in 2022 it contains soy, is GMO-free.
- Sheep "grain": homemade blend of wheat and cracked corn mixed with a little organic molasses. (Fed in very small quantities (a few tablespoons/sheep) every few days to move sheep into pasture paddocks.) The sheep grain is soy-free and GMO-free.
Are your products certified organic?
Our farm's practices are organically-based per definition: we do not use pesticides or herbicides on our land, and only buy GMO-free feed ingredients for our animals, etc. We are not certified organic, though, so we do not label our meat and eggs as such.
Do your animals get plenty of wild food to eat?
Our cattle are 100% grass-fed, which means their diet consists of freshly grazed pasture and stored grasses like hay. Free-choice minerals and salt supplementations are given to our cattle as needed.
Our pigs are moved through our forest where they have a constant supply of foliage, nuts, roots and grubs to eat.
Similarly, our egg layers and broiler chickens are moved to fresh pasture. This mirrors the chicken’s natural desire to roam, and also provides them with a natural and plentiful diet of bugs and fresh grasses on which to graze.
Our sheep are rotated across our pastures behind our cows, eating foliage and underbrush 10 months out of the year. The two months before lambing season starts, they are given a balanced diet of hay, grass and a small quantity of grain as a treat and for their health before lambing. Minerals and salt supplementations are given to our sheep as needed.
Do you offer gift certificates or gift cards for online shopping?
We do offer digital gift cards! You can access them in our online store!
Do you accept EBT?
At this time we do not accept EBT for either online shopping or at our farm store.
Do you have turkeys for sale?
Our farm does not have any turkeys available for sale.
Can I return egg cartons?
If they were originally only from our farm and are clean, yes, please leave them on the counter in our farm store when you pick up your next order. Thank you!