More about Us!
Beking Family Farms is a family owned and operated farm that has been passed down for three generations. The farm was established by Gerrit Beking in the 1960s with a small flock that he managed with his two sons, John and Albert. Gerrit began selling the eggs by delivering to homes in the Ottawa South and Kemptville regions. As John and Albert became more involved in the business, John took over the farming operation and Albert expanded deliveries across Eastern Ontario. With Albert’s passing in 1998, John and his family took over both the farming and distribution of eggs.
Since 2014 Beking’s Poultry Farm has started to transition to the third generation with David Beking stepping in to run the business alongside Kris Beking and Colleen Beking. Although we have grown over the past fifty years, we continue to use the same natural cage-free farming methods that our Grandfather used. We work hard each day to ensure the highest quality of life for our hens and strive to deliver the best eggs for our customers. After all, a healthy and happy hen produces a fantastic egg. We hope you enjoy our eggs.
Beking’s Egg Difference
FREE-RUN HENS
Beking Family Farms has responded to customer demands for more “naturally produced” eggs. We have been farming for over 40 years and in 2005 became a leader in the improved standards of animal welfare by converting our entire farm into loose housing. This means that we have NO CAGES on our farm. All our birds have free access to nests, perches, scratch areas to dust bathe, water and feed. We strongly believe that a healthy and happy hen gives the best eggs.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC PASTURED HENS
In addition to eggs from free-run hens, Beking Family Farm has certified organic eggs from hens raised in an outdoor pasture on a certified organic property. The hens are given outdoor access to a few acres of fresh grass where they can forage when weather permits. These birds are also fed a certified organic feed that is 100% non-GMO.
In addition to our commitment to raising the bar on animal welfare with no cages and being certified organic by a third party organization (Eco Cert Canada), we are on a journey towards a net zero carbon footprint. The following highlights the green energy initiatives that we have taken to produce a “green egg”.
GREEN INITIATIVES
In our barns we use heat exchangers that, during the cold winter months, blow out warm indoor air over coils that heat incoming cold air. This technology recaptures roughly 80% of the heat lost in a conventional barn so that for most of the winter our barn’s only heat source is the birds themselves. This system also filters the dust particles for better air quality for our hens.
Through a net metering program with hydro one we have offset most of our electrical usage through solar panels on the barn roof. In addition to providing green energy to off set our usage it also acts as an insulator for the barn in the winter months.
Manure from the birds is always a challenge to dispose of for farms. On our farms we have installed new bio-digesters that compost the high nitrogen manure into a usable compost that can be put on gardens and fields. Chicken manure compost is the richest in nutrients and our organic compost product is sold direct at our farm store and in local garden centres.
ALL-NATURAL FEED
We feed our hens a healthy, all-natural vegetable and grain feed without any added antibiotics, steroids or animal by-products. With a well-balanced natural diet our birds are very healthy and that translates to your eggs being the most delicious and nutritious product on the shelf.
LOCAL
Our farm is situated south of Ottawa and most of our customers are within 100 kilometers of our location. That means that our eggs spend less time traveling to you and have less of an impact on the environment through reduced transportation requirements.
CERTIFIED GRADING
Our egg grading station is certified with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and we adhere to the farm food safety practices and standards of HACCP. We are members of the Start Clean Stay Clean program that promotes the highest standards of farming in the industry. With these programs in place you can be confident in the safety of your food every time you eat our eggs.
You can find our eggs can in many of your local restaurants and popular stores across Ottawa, Gatineau and across Ontario.
From our family farm to you and your customers, we hope you enjoy our eggs.
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