Farm Deep-Dive
A detailed look at the land, the hens, the process.
Our farm operations in Haryana's Saloni Village represent a deliberate choice about how eggs should be produced — with respect for the land, the animals, and the end consumer. Here is the full story of what happens on our farm, every single day.
The land we farm on
Our primary farm is located in Saloni Village, Narnaul Tehsil, Mahendragarh District, Haryana — in the gently rolling agricultural landscape of southern Haryana, about 150 kilometres southwest of Delhi. The land spans multiple acres of cultivated and pastured area, with dedicated zones for hen housing, pasture rotation, feed storage, egg handling, and ancillary operations.
The climate here works well for poultry farming. Haryana winters are cool and dry, ideal for laying productivity. Summers are hot but manageable with proper ventilation and shade. The low-humidity environment reduces disease pressure compared to coastal regions. Seasonal variation is pronounced enough to keep birds exposed to natural rhythms while climate extremes remain manageable with proper farm management.
The soil is typical of the region — alluvial, moderately fertile, with good drainage. This supports the grass and natural foraging vegetation that our free-range hens depend on for supplementary natural nutrition. It also supports our on-farm crop production that contributes to hen feed, including select grains and legumes grown specifically for our flocks.
Surrounding the farm, the Mahendragarh agricultural belt is home to traditional farming communities whose knowledge and labour we rely on. Our rural workforce includes long-time local residents whose families have farmed this region for generations. Their ecological knowledge of the land, seasonal rhythms, and agricultural best practices shapes our daily operations in ways that no textbook or consultant could match.
Our flock: breeds, numbers, and welfare
Our primary laying flock consists of multiple distinct breed populations, each chosen for specific characteristics. The largest population is commercial layer breeds — White Leghorn types for our white eggs, Rhode Island Red types for our brown eggs — adapted to our free-range housing rather than raised in typical commercial cages. Our Desi flock consists of native Indian breeds including Kadaknath, Aseel, and regional native varieties, raised with maximum outdoor access and minimal intervention.
Total flock size runs into many thousands of birds across the different breed populations. Flock density in our housing is substantially below typical commercial benchmarks — we prioritise space per bird over maximum eggs per square metre. This lower density costs us productivity compared to cage operations but produces birds with better welfare and, we believe, better eggs.
Bird welfare management includes daily health monitoring, regular veterinary oversight, vaccination protocols for disease prevention, immediate isolation and treatment of any sick birds (with proper egg withdrawal from market during treatment periods), humane handling throughout all farm operations, and lifecycle management that respects each bird's contribution. We don't claim to run a sanctuary-style operation — this is a commercial farm — but welfare standards genuinely exceed typical commercial norms.
What our hens eat
Hen diet is foundational to egg quality. Our feed program combines certified organic commercial feed with natural foraging opportunities that free-range access provides. The commercial feed is formulated by qualified animal nutritionists and includes: whole organic grains (wheat, maize, barley), protein sources (soybean meal, sunflower seed meal), healthy fat sources (flaxseed, sunflower seed), mineral and vitamin supplements calibrated to laying-hen nutritional requirements, and calcium sources (crushed limestone) for eggshell formation.
Beyond this structured diet, our free-range hens forage for insects, earthworms, grass, weeds, and small seeds they find during their daily outdoor time. This foraged nutrition — while nutritionally modest on a total calorie basis — contributes real micronutrients, omega-3 fatty acids (from insect protein), and flavour compounds that affect egg character. This is the "free range" part of "free-range organic eggs" working as it should.
For our Golden Yolk program specifically, hens receive additional carotenoid-rich feed components — organic marigold petal extract, paprika, alfalfa meal, and high-corn content — that produce the vivid deep orange yolks that distinguish this variety. Zero artificial colourants are used; the colour comes entirely from natural plant-based sources.
Water quality matters as much as feed quality. We provide filtered, clean water from verified safe sources, delivered through regularly sanitised distribution systems. Hens drink substantial water — more than most people realise — and water quality directly affects both hen health and egg quality.
Housing and outdoor access
Hen housing at our farm is designed around welfare rather than pure productivity maximisation. Our housing features include: generous floor space per bird (well above caged commercial norms), perching areas that allow natural roosting behaviour, dust-bathing areas (essential for feather maintenance and parasite control), nesting boxes with comfortable bedding for egg-laying, controlled ventilation that maintains air quality, natural lighting through windows and skylights supplemented by artificial light during short winter days, and easy access to outdoor runs.
The outdoor runs are where "free-range" actually means something. During appropriate weather and daylight hours, hens freely move between indoor housing and outdoor pasture. They scratch in soil, forage for insects, dust-bathe, socialise in natural group patterns, and exhibit the full range of behaviours that chickens naturally perform. Caged hens never experience this. Our hens do, every day that weather permits.
Pasture rotation protects both hen welfare and land quality. We don't allow hens to denude any single pasture area through over-grazing. Rotation lets vegetation recover while giving birds fresh foraging opportunities. This takes more land per bird than static systems but produces better outcomes for both animals and land.
Egg collection, handling, and quality control
Eggs are collected multiple times daily from nesting boxes. Hand collection (rather than mechanised conveyor collection used in intensive operations) allows immediate visual inspection of each egg and ensures gentle handling that minimises micro-cracks and damage. Our collection teams know the birds, notice any unusual patterns, and can alert veterinary staff if something seems off with flock health.
Collected eggs move immediately to our on-farm processing area. Here they undergo several quality control steps. First inspection catches obvious external defects — significant cracks, unusually dirty shells, irregular shapes. Candling (passing each egg over bright light) reveals internal defects like blood spots, meat spots, hair cracks, or abnormal air cells. Weight-based grading sorts eggs precisely into commercial size categories. Visual confirmation of grading integrity is performed before packing.
Packing happens in sanitary conditions with eggs oriented pointed-end-down in cartons or trays. Packaging uses recycled paper pulp materials that absorb shock, breathe appropriately, and compost at end of life. Commercial customers can receive larger format bulk trays; retail customers receive consumer-friendly carton formats. Branding and dating is applied during packing to ensure traceability from farm to customer.
Post-packing, eggs move to climate-controlled storage awaiting dispatch. Storage temperature and humidity are controlled to maintain peak quality. Storage duration is minimised — most eggs ship within 24 hours of packing.
Distribution and delivery network
From our Haryana farm, eggs distribute across an extensive network. India coverage includes over 280 cities across major states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Delhi NCR, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Haryana regional coverage includes 1,400+ villages across the state with particularly dense coverage in the southern districts near our farm.
International coverage extends to the Gulf region including UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. Our Gulf export operation serves Indian diaspora communities, premium retailers, hotels, and catering operations across these markets. Export logistics include specialised packaging, temperature-controlled shipping, and customs documentation appropriate to each destination country.
Within India, our 48-hour farm-to-doorstep commitment is supported by ground logistics — dedicated delivery vehicles for regional routes, air freight for farther destinations, last-mile delivery partners in metros, and quality control at every handoff. The freshness guarantee is backed by tracking systems that document every egg's journey from farm to customer.
Sustainability practices we actually follow
Sustainability claims are often exaggerated in agriculture. Here is what we actually do, honestly described.
Solar power integration. Significant portions of our electricity needs — lighting, ventilation, refrigeration — come from rooftop solar panels on farm buildings. We still use grid power during peak demand periods, but solar substantially reduces our fossil fuel footprint.
Waste-to-resource conversion. Hen manure is composted and supplied as organic fertiliser to neighbouring vegetable and crop farms. This converts potential environmental burden into agricultural input. Wastewater from housing cleanup is treated and used for irrigation on non-food-crop areas.
Biodegradable packaging. Our primary packaging uses 100% recycled paper pulp cartons and trays rather than plastic. For commercial customers, tray return programs extend the useful lives of transport trays through cleaning and reuse.
Efficient transport routing. Delivery routes are optimised for fuel efficiency — minimising empty return trips, combining deliveries intelligently, and using appropriately-sized vehicles. As our volume grows, we continuously improve routing efficiency.
Land stewardship. Pasture rotation protects soil structure and vegetation. Native vegetation is preserved around farm periphery for biodiversity. Water use is monitored and minimised.
What we haven't achieved yet. Complete carbon neutrality. 100% renewable electricity. Closed-loop water systems. These remain aspirational — we're working toward them but haven't arrived. Transparency about limitations matters as much as progress on aspirations.
Visiting our farm
We welcome farm visits for customers, prospective customers, agricultural students, and anyone genuinely interested in how our eggs are produced. Transparency is part of our value proposition — if you want to see where your eggs come from, you're welcome here.
Farm visits typically take 1–2 hours and cover the full operational flow — hen housing and pasture areas, feed storage and mixing, egg collection and quality control, packing operations, and shipping preparation. Visits are led by knowledgeable staff who answer questions honestly. We don't hide anything or present sanitised marketing versions of reality.
To schedule a farm visit, contact us via phone (+91 90917 92917) or email (info@sahyaagro.com) at least a week in advance. Weekday mornings typically work best for visits as that's when operational activity is most visible. Our address is Saloni Village, Narnaul, Mahendragarh District, Haryana 123001. Directions available on request.
The takeaway
Our poultry farm in Saloni Village, Haryana is where the Sahya Agro story begins each day. Free-range hens, organic feed, sustainable practices, and rigorous quality control combine to produce eggs that genuinely deliver on the "farm-fresh organic" promise. If you want to know where your eggs come from — and see it with your own eyes — you are genuinely welcome to visit. Honest operations stand up to transparent inspection.
