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Lovingly reared slow grown chickens.

Sutton Hoo chickens are lovingly reared in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, across 40 acres of meadows. The chickens are reared slowly, to the highest welfare standards and use traditional free range farming methods, to give you a chicken like it used to taste.

  • We believe that a slower grown, naturally maturing chicken develops a fuller and more succulent flavour.  

  • We use a slower growing breed of chicken, reared on average for 10 weeks. This is 25% longer than standard free range chickens
    and 70% longer than standard indoor chickens.

  • Sutton Hoo Chickens offer customers better flavour, better texture and less shrinkage during cooking.

  • The birds roam freely over 40 acres of Suffolk meadows, where they are free to peck, graze and engage in their natural behaviours.

  • We focus on high welfare; the birds live in small groups with shelter from the elements, in mobile houses that have no artificial
    lighting and are naturally ventilated.

  • The chickens are fed a diet free of any antibiotics or hormones.

What our customers say about us

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“Sutton Hoo chickens have been the star of our menu at Thomas’s Café since we opened in 2015. We use the chicken in our salad ‘Sutton Hoo Chicken salad’ which also consists of truffle and hazelnut pesto and artichokes. It has been acknowledged by many well renowned food critics in London for its succulent texture, flavour and crispy skin. It has been the highlight of our menu and the customers are full of praise and some claim it to be the best chicken salad they have ever tasted. Harpers Bazaar magazine had listed the Sutton Hoo Chicken salad as their number 10 among the best dishes in London too. Extremely happy with the product and would definitely recommend.”
— KARAN GHOSH, HEAD CHEF AT THOMAS’ CAFE, BURBERRY
“We use Sutton Hoo Chicken meat and bones for our Spring bone broth because of its succulent taste, great fat content and meaty flavour.”
— Spring Broth

If you are interested in purchasing Sutton Hoo Chicken, please email sales@suttonhoochicken.co.uk or call the office on 01394 386797 to request more information.