Erin’s Eggs: A Small Business with a Big Heart
Erin, our oldest daughter and latest little entrepreneur, has started a lovely small business selling fresh eggs to our neighbours, local campers, and the school community.
“What started with rescued chickens became Erin’s Eggs — a little business run with care, generosity, and a whole lot of heart, raising funds for school and bringing fresh eggs to the community.”
Our journey began with 38 rescued chickens after their previous owners, Seb and Hannah, advertised on social media that they needed rehoming. As a family, we discussed the idea carefully, and Erin in particular was instantly excited by the prospect of caring for the chickens. From the very beginning, she showed a genuine connection to them.
Erin cuddling one of her hatched chickens
Erin collecting her eggs ready to take to school
Visit from Rob Shelley at ITV News was awesome
We were also incredibly proud to welcome Rob Shelley from ITV Wales News, who visited to learn more about Erin and her contribution to the community. He was amazed by what she had achieved, and her story was featured on ITV Wales News.
You can watch the video here: https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-04-05/the-entrepreneurial-eight-year-old-selling-eggs-for-her-school-in-flintshire
In addition to selling eggs, we organised two chick hatchings using an incubator at Nannerch School. This gave the children a chance to experience the full life cycle from egg to chick. It was a huge hit—teachers included! The excitement when the chicks began to hatch was something we’ll never forget.
We are now caring for the fully grown chickens and have nine birds that we raised from egg to adulthood. Unfortunately, six of them turned out to be cockerels and only three hens—typical! But they’re all loved just the same.
“9 Eggs, 6 Cockerels and 3 Hens!!”
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Keeping chickens is a real privilege and a natural part of life on our smallholding. We love watching them potter about, squawk throughout the day, and—most importantly—reward us with fresh eggs every morning.
What started as a simple act of rehoming chickens has grown into a lesson in kindness, responsibility, community, and generosity—and we couldn’t be prouder of Erin.