Organic Whole Chicken
Gold Winner at the Taste of the West Awards 2020!
Whether you're keeping things simple or spicing them up with inventive flavours, a good, old-fashioned roast chicken will always satisfy. Combining crispy skin with succulent breast and flavoursome brown meat, there's plenty going on in a roast chicken to appeal to everyone's tastes. The fact that it's not hard to cook, but the results are second to none makes this a real win-win for Sunday lunch. Tempting leftovers are an added bonus, as are the carcass: perfect for creating light broths or tasty stocks and gravies. Need a recipe? let us help you.
- Delivered frozen
- (1.35kg - 1.6kg), Serves 4
As a nation, we've grown used to eating a lot of chicken. It's tasty, lean and versatile so it's easy to understand why it's so popular. Unfortunately, popularity has encouraged intensive farming practices that are less than ideal for the birds and can result in low-quality meat for the consumer. At Coombe Farm Organic, animal welfare and top-grade products are both important to us. So we sell only organic, free-range chicken from birds that have had the liberty to roam, forage and roost according to their natural instincts. An active life keeps our chickens healthy and results in richly flavoured meat with a well-defined texture.
- Supplied: Insulated box at -18°C
- Freezing: Will arrive frozen, use by best before date on packaging
- Defrosted: Store between 0 - 5°C and use within 3-5 days
Delivery
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We deliver all around mainland Britain, excluding the Highlands and Islands. You will be able to choose your preferred delivery slot at checkout.
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We can deliver to you Tuesday to Saturday.
We will pick, pack and deliver your box the day you have requested.
For every order, we'll send you a text message on the morning it is due to be delivered.
Our courier will leave it in your requested safe place if you would prefer a contactless delivery.
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We have a minimum order of £40. There is no minimum order value or delivery charge if you collect from our farm shop
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Our Standard Delivery Charge is £3.95 (Tuesday to Friday). There is Free Delivery on Orders Over £90, Recieve your order Before 12 pm for £6.95. Saturday Delivery is £5.95
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No. You can leave a message with your order telling us where you would like to have your box placed. It would be best placed somewhere cool or at least in the shade – especially during the hotter months of the year. Our products will stay at the same temperature for up to 40 hours, so just make sure that you can pick up your order within that time.
Our couriers will send you a text message or email, which ever you prefer, giving you an hour slot when your box will arrive. If that doesn’t suit you, some options will be provided to make your delivery more convenient.
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Our products will stay frozen at the same temperature for up to 40 hours. Simply put them in your freezer after delivery or in your fridge if you want to defrost them and use them within the next few days.
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At Coombe Farm we believe in sustainability. And we live it. Regarding our packaging:
Eco-friendly
Your delivery box is made of 100% recycled paper and is 100% recyclable.
Delivered Frozen
To keep your order frozen we use ice packs which will retain a low temperature for a long period of time. Reuse them for a picnic or simply snip, empty the water and pop in your plastic recycling.Sustainably Insulated
We use paper pulp sheets to insulate the box. They are great for craft projects or can also simply be recycled with paper waste.
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You can cancel your order within two hours after your online purchase. We can not cancel an order after this period.
We hope that you enjoy our products. But if for any reason you are unhappy, please let us know why within 28 days of delivery, by sending us the batch number and the reason why you are disappointed with the product. Do not throw the product away as we may need to recall it to confirm the problem.
As your product is perishable, you will not be asked to return it for us for re-selling.
When we have looked at the evidence, we will then consider reimbursing you by means of a credit for a future order or resending the product. We will do our very best to respond as quickly as possible and try to resolve it.
Email to: [email protected], phone: 01460 279509
Product FAQs
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We deliver our organic produce Tuesday – Saturday and you will be able to choose your preferred delivery day at checkout. The delivery charge is £3.95.
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Freezing is the most natural way of preserving food. And as here at Coombe Farm Organic we believe in slow-grown, healthy food, a form of preservation that doesn’t need artificial additives gets a big tick from us.
We use blast freezing to preserve all of our meat products. It’s done at the point of butchery, to temperatures of -26°C. This locks in all the freshness, flavour and nutritional value and means you get the longest possible shelf life at home once you’ve defrosted it.
It also guarantees it will arrive with you in tiptop condition - confidently delivering fresh meat would be much more challenging.
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The poultry we sell has been organically reared they are free-range in smaller flocks than other birds, when the animal is ready it is slaughtered and butchered on the farm it was reared on so not to overstress the birds.
You will find any product ingredients on the relevant product pages.
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Can't Find the Answer?
If you cannot find the answer to your question and would like to speak to someone contact us and we will be happy to help.
For ultimate ease, remove your chicken from the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature. Pat the skin dry and liberally season with salt and pepper. Put into an oven preheated to 180˚C for 20 minutes to start the skin crisping, then reduce to 160˚C. A 1.4kg bird will take about an hour and a half in total, but start testing it a little bit earlier. You'll know it's ready when the juices in the thickest parts of the meat run clear when pierced with a skewer or when the legs readily pull away from the body. Let your chicken rest (wrapped in foil to keep it warm) for at least twenty minutes before serving. That'll give it a chance to reabsorb all the juices, making it beautifully succulent.
Reviews & ratings
Michaela Seimen Howat
Posted 1 day ago
Sarah Brookes
Posted 2 days ago
Anne Tickner
Succulent and tasty chicken. I jointed mine to make a chicken blanquette with Alsace wine. It was delicious. I’ve bought these whole chickens before and they are really flavoursome. Great for a Sunday roast. Succulent and tasty chicken. I jointed mine to make a chicken blanquette with Alsace wine. It was delicious. I’ve bought these whole chickens before and they are really flavoursome. Great for a Sunday roast.
Posted 3 days ago
Veronica Ford
Cooked beautifully, tasty meat as always Cooked beautifully, tasty meat as always
Posted 4 days ago
marion carpentier
Posted 1 week ago
Édouard Loubière
Posted 1 week ago
Julia Duncan
Delicious-tasting roast chicken from this, leftovers make great sandwiches and I make soup with the carcass. Delicious-tasting roast chicken from this, leftovers make great sandwiches and I make soup with the carcass.
Posted 1 week ago
Penny Hender
Always full of flavour and a real treat. Always full of flavour and a real treat.
Posted 1 week ago
Lynda Broom
Delicious. Tender and moist. One of our favourites from Coombe Farm. Delicious. Tender and moist. One of our favourites from Coombe Farm.
Posted 2 weeks ago
Andy Coles-Driver
Tasty, muscular bird, the best chicken I've had in a long time Tasty, muscular bird, the best chicken I've had in a long time
Posted 2 weeks ago
Ian Desforges
Very tasty chicken, heartily recommend! Very tasty chicken, heartily recommend!
Posted 3 weeks ago
Lesley Beynon
Lovely wholesome chicken without the jellified lumps of fat you get with supermarket chicken Lovely wholesome chicken without the jellified lumps of fat you get with supermarket chicken
Posted 3 weeks ago
Alice Kitt
Delicious tasty chicken that made a great roast dinner. Delicious tasty chicken that made a great roast dinner.
Posted 3 weeks ago
Alice Kitt
Delicious tasty chicken that made a great roast dinner. Delicious tasty chicken that made a great roast dinner.
Posted 3 weeks ago
Arabella Moore
Lovely Chicken - but NO giblets!!! So my gravy suffers. I think we should get the giblets when we buy a whole bird. So dropped a star for that. Lovely Chicken - but NO giblets!!! So my gravy suffers. I think we should get the giblets when we buy a whole bird. So dropped a star for that.
Posted 3 weeks ago
Rick Tucker
This made for a great Sunday roast and the small size easily fed four of us, even though we fought over the wings and legs, which are meaty and full of flavour. All round a great tasting bird. This chicken is a reminder of how chicken should taste... This made for a great Sunday roast and the small size easily fed four of us, even though we fought over the wings and legs, which are meaty and full of flavour. All round a great tasting bird. This chicken is a reminder of how chicken should taste - succulent and earthy and the star of the show.
Posted 4 weeks ago
Su.Z
Tasty and tender meat and plenty of leftovers, great value for organic. Tasty and tender meat and plenty of leftovers, great value for organic.
Posted 1 month ago
June Notley
Posted 1 month ago
Claire Williams
Posted 1 month ago
Carol Horne
The chicken itself was very good quality, taste and texture and good value for money. I will continue to purchase from you. What prevented me from giving 5 stars was the PACKAGING....so much plastic!! I do recognise that it is this that helps... The chicken itself was very good quality, taste and texture and good value for money. I will continue to purchase from you. What prevented me from giving 5 stars was the PACKAGING....so much plastic!! I do recognise that it is this that helps keep the cost down, but what cost the planet? The gel packs may be a necessary evil, although I'm sure there are alternatives... But the tray and plastic wrapping round each individual chicken is surely unnecessary, there are so many non-plastic/green options these days...even butchers paper would be better.... I would appreciate it if the company would try to find another way to package...cellulose based? for example.....and perhaps offer customers the option.....?
Posted 1 month ago
tony brockley
Excellent organic chicken. Beautiful served with the contents of our organic veg box then the bones were used to make a flavoursome stock for our chicken soup. Quality product. Excellent organic chicken. Beautiful served with the contents of our organic veg box then the bones were used to make a flavoursome stock for our chicken soup. Quality product.
Posted 1 month ago
Sandra Sampson
Lovely organi chicken- made for very tasty Christmas dinner just made stock with the bones so more to come. Lovely organi chicken- made for very tasty Christmas dinner just made stock with the bones so more to come.
Posted 1 month ago
Desme Jeffries
Lovely tender, tasty chicken which we had instead of Turkey as too few of us for Christmas day. Made a delicious gravy too. Lovely tender, tasty chicken which we had instead of Turkey as too few of us for Christmas day. Made a delicious gravy too.
Posted 1 month ago
Helen Bates
Lovely chicken we have prefers this a few times and is always lovely Lovely chicken we have prefers this a few times and is always lovely
Posted 1 month ago
Jennifer Phiri
Full of flavour and up to expectations ,thank you Full of flavour and up to expectations ,thank you
Posted 1 month ago
Andrew Fry
Posted 1 month ago
J A Catherwood
Posted 1 month ago
Christine Lunt
Had this on Christmas Day and it was delicious and the gravy I made from the juices was amazing Had this on Christmas Day and it was delicious and the gravy I made from the juices was amazing
Posted 1 month ago
rachel skinner
Beautiful, moist delicious meat. We had it instead of turkey on Christmas Day and both my husband and daughter remarked how delicious it was...I hadn’t done anything special to it other than how I normally roast chicken by loosening the breast... Beautiful, moist delicious meat. We had it instead of turkey on Christmas Day and both my husband and daughter remarked how delicious it was...I hadn’t done anything special to it other than how I normally roast chicken by loosening the breast skin and putting some butter between the skin and breast and half a lemon in the cavity. Delicious leftovers used in sandwiches and Katsu curry . I will definitely reorder a chicken. We have some other products in the freezer waiting to try out first though. We don’t eat tonnes of meat , so we’d rather have good quality properly reared meat than the various alternatives.
Posted 1 month ago
June Notley
Posted 1 month ago
Lady Rachel Southampton
Organic chicken arrived frozen, looks great. In freezer ready to eat when we've finished Christmas food! Organic chicken arrived frozen, looks great. In freezer ready to eat when we've finished Christmas food!
Posted 1 month ago
Susanne Olmstead
The chicken roasted is so delicious, no chunks of fat, and lots of meat. The left over carcass made a delicious bone broth The chicken roasted is so delicious, no chunks of fat, and lots of meat. The left over carcass made a delicious bone broth
Posted 2 months ago
Andrew Pearson
Very good flavour. Very good flavour.
Posted 3 months ago
Carol Horne
Excellent flavour and succulence. 3 meals for 2 persons - 1. roast, 2. curry, 3. soup or stir fry. Highly recommended Excellent flavour and succulence. 3 meals for 2 persons - 1. roast, 2. curry, 3. soup or stir fry. Highly recommended
Posted 3 months ago
Andrew Lawson
Posted 3 months ago
Antonina Heavens
Really delicious, certainly will be buying again. Really delicious, certainly will be buying again.
Posted 3 months ago
Marie Kemp
Wonderful flavour! Wonderful flavour!
Posted 3 months ago
Sharon Hatch
delicious, lots of meat, succulent. lovely flavour. delicious, lots of meat, succulent. lovely flavour.
Posted 4 months ago
Olivia Freeman
Absolutely delicious! Absolutely delicious!
Posted 4 months ago
Linda Hamilton
Best flavoured chicken we have ever had. Really lovely. Best flavoured chicken we have ever had. Really lovely.
Posted 5 months ago
John Gaffney
The best of the best. The best of the best.
Posted 5 months ago
John Gaffney
wonderful taste and makes a fine broth with the leftovers. wonderful taste and makes a fine broth with the leftovers.
Posted 6 months ago
Ann Garnett
Really delicious (I overuse that word for Coombe Farm produce, but can’t find a better one!) I put a mixture of garlic, butter and lemon under the skin. Put fresh thyme, whole cloves of garlic and two squeezed lemon halves in the cavity, placed... Really delicious (I overuse that word for Coombe Farm produce, but can’t find a better one!) I put a mixture of garlic, butter and lemon under the skin. Put fresh thyme, whole cloves of garlic and two squeezed lemon halves in the cavity, placed it on top of carrots and onions and roasted it, no foil, no basting (an experiment for me). It came out golden brown, crispy skin, and after resting was moist and full of flavour. If you cut the carrots into large chunks, they are so tasty, taking on the flavour of the chicken, thyme, garlic and lemon. I will never eat supermarket chicken again. Have also had some great chicken sandwiches on brioche buns with oven-dried tomatoes, lettuce and mayo, and am just about to make ‘Mum’s Chicken Soup’ with bones. So, great value too. Thank you.
Posted 6 months ago
Suzanne Stevens
Such a lovely flavour. Will definitely order again Such a lovely flavour. Will definitely order again
Posted 6 months ago
Olivia Freeman
The nicest roast chicken I've ever had. The nicest roast chicken I've ever had.
Posted 6 months ago
Tanya Leggo
Beautiful chicken Beautiful chicken
Posted 6 months ago
John Gaffney
delicious. delicious.
Posted 7 months ago
Mary Colleran
Good size and loved the inclusion of the giblets separately for use in stock etc. Good size and loved the inclusion of the giblets separately for use in stock etc.
Posted 7 months ago
John Gaffney
My wife makes the Chicken go a long way and we love every mouthful. My wife makes the Chicken go a long way and we love every mouthful.
Posted 8 months ago
R Pearson
The best tasting chicken I've tried and I always buy organic. I highly recommend it The best tasting chicken I've tried and I always buy organic. I highly recommend it
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