We are really lucky to live near the best free range chicken I've ever tasted. Scott and Heidi produce organically raised chickens on their farm and we have been selling them with our orders for the past year. Now that we've gone online with our order form it's a bit trickier, so I thought I'd just let people know about them and you can order direct from Scott and Heidi (or just let me know what you'd like and I can add it into your order.) To make it easier for delivery, please tell them or us that you are getting both.
I've copied some information from Scott and Heidi onto this post. If you want more info about the chicken's contact them direct.
Ordering
Below is a link to our updated order form, thank-you to Tatiana for assisting us.
Please fill out the form and press submit at the end, if there are any
problems, please email me your concerns. We hope that we have ironed out the
bugs but expect a few technical hitches in the first few weeks.
You
will notice that our prices have increased by approx 25c/kg, our feed and
freight costs have increased this year but we have managed to negotiate no
change in processing costs for the rest of the year.
We
expect that orders for the first few weeks will be greater than what we can
supply but will notify those that we cannot fill your order the same week that
you place your order.
Changes in 2013
We
have expanded our product range to include individual pieces as we have been
often asked by our customers if we would provide such products. The pieces will
be presented on trays, with the average tray weight between 350-500g. While the
ordering form has pieces as per half kilogram, it may not be possible to obtain
the 0.5kg size for each tray.
We
have also removed our bulk discount this year as we aim to maintain a low
purchase price that all can benefit from.
Freight
For
our western customers, we will not be able to supply fresh chickens again this
year due to pick-up on a Monday which is our first processing date of the week.
Freight deliveries will be on a Wednesday. For all other customers, we will be
able to supply fresh (if processing that week) or frozen, please indicate which
is your preference when ordering. Local customers within the Biloela area, our
services will remain the same as last year, either pick-up at our farm or we
can delivery into town. For those that live outside Biloela, Theodore and
Baralaba (i.e. Gladstone, Tannum, Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Emerald etc.), there
will be a freight cost of 20c/kg for each order. Freight deliveries will be on
a Thursday for these centres.
Centre Coordinators
For
each town, we are looking for people who would like to be our centre
coordinators where deliveries can be dropped off. This role does not involve
invoicing or handling money but may involve contacting customers to negotiate a
suitable time to collect their orders. Because we now have a large customer
base, this will save on freight costs if we have a single central drop off
location. For larger centres, we may have two centre coordinators so that
travel time is reduced. If you are willing to be one of these people, please
let us know. We will be offering a discount off your order for all our centre
coordinators. We will gradually role out this service in the coming weeks so
initial orders can be still delivered door to door.
New Customers
For
existing customers that refer our products to new customers, we will be
offering a 10% discount on your next order. For all new customers, can you
indicate in the comments section at the bottom of the form who referred you to
us? Please feel free to send our details to your friends and family if you wish
to receive a great discount on your next purchases.
Finally,
thank-you to everyone that has been contacting us requesting our chickens, we
aim to provide a healthy and quality product that is locally produced.
