Barn Fine Eggs
Deer Lake, NL
Located in Deer Lake and down the road from their dairy farm, Pauline Duivenvoorden and Phil MacLean’s egg farm is one of only two on the west coast of Newfoundland.
Originally a mink farm, the decommissioned property was the perfect place for the two to build a brand new egg farm.
Barn Fine Eggs
Deer Lake, NL
Located in Deer Lake and down the road from their dairy farm, Pauline Duivenvoorden and Phil MacLean’s egg farm is one of only two on the west coast of Newfoundland.
Originally a mink farm, the decommissioned property was the perfect place for the two to build a brand new egg farm. The couple had always had an interest in farming and the food production industry in Newfoundland, with a long history in dairy farming.
The couple had always had an interest in farming and the food production industry in Newfoundland, with a long history in dairy farming. In 2016, the two built a 200-by-400-foot-barn in preparation for their first flock of Lohmann hens, which made the farm their home in 2017.
The couple’s second flock just moved in and they are settling into their nice and cosy “enriched housing system.”
This chicken flock set-up is based on European space allowance per bird. It includes twice the space of conventional chicken housing and has a nest area, perches, and scratch pads.
Pauline likens it to swanky condo living in the city and says Barn Fine Eggs is a play on “darn fine” for the farm’s responsible and quality animal care space. The two egg farmers have been recognized for their progressive approach to egg production, with Barn Fine Eggs being one of the most successful egg farms on the island. With a healthy and hard working flock of 7,600 hens, Barn Fine Eggs produces an average of 4,400 dozen eggs each week for the province’s population.