Free range Tamworth pork loin roast with crackling (bone in)

All our minces, sausages, livers, steaks, chicken pieces, chickens, casserole cubes, stir-fry strips and bacon are now packed in plastic-free, home compostable biodegradable and ocean friendly vacuum pack bags. (Larger roasts and hams are still packed in recyclable vacuum pack bags until we use up packaging stocks).

Ordering from this Christmas Shop

Everything you order from this special Christmas website can be delivered by our own driver to Belfast, Holywood, Lisburn or Moira addresses on the following dates in December

Everything you order from this special Christmas website can be collected in person from the farm on the following dates in December  

Please note: Only the special Christmas products ordered through THIS Christmas website can be collected at the farm in the last few days before Christmas (Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December). 

Christmas Birds

This year chilled Christmas Birds will only be available for collection from our farm on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December. The Christmas birds are only killed in the week before Christmas so are not available for delivery or for early collection, If you need a Christmas Bird delivered or wish to collect one earlier than 22nd December please order a Quick Frozen Bird. These quick frozen birds will be killed in early December and will be shipped from 5th December to 9th December, or can be collected at the farm on the weekend collection dates throughout December. 

Christmas Hams

Hams delivered by Parcelforce or our own driver before 22nd December will be frozen. Chilled Christmas Hams will only be available for collection at the farm on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December.

Ordering from our main store www.pheasantshillfarm.com

You can place your order online, or if you prefer you are welcome to call us and we will be happy to place the order over the phone. We accept credit or debit cards over the phone and on our online site.

You can collect at our Farm shop from 2 pm to 7 pm every  Friday or Saturday until Saturday December 17th. Your prepared order will be ready and waiting in a refrigerator for you when you arrive. You are able to collect it without any contact with other people

In the last week before Christmas - you can collect from the farm on the following days

Thursday 22nd December from 2 pm to 7 pm.

Friday 23rd December from 2 pm to 7 pm

Saturday 24th December from 2 pm to 7 pm  

Alternatively, we can deliver to your home - please see Delivery page

Please note: fresh Christmas birds are only killed in the week before Christmas and can only be collected at the farm in the last 3 days before Christmas on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December. If you need a Christmas bird before these dates please order a Quick Frozen Bird.    

Delivery Charges

Delivery charges are calculated at the checkout  and the amount charged depends on the size of your order and your postcode. There are minimum order amounts for delivery to different areas, and if your order is below the minimum amount the delivery options will not display.  You must input your postcode with a space between the first 4 digits and the last 3 digits e.g BT30 9BL (not BT309BL) so the checkout software can read your postcode and calculate the delivery charge to the delivery address. If you input a postcode without spaces e.g. BT309BL the checkout software will not read the numbers as a postcode, so no delivery options will be displayed to you at the checkout. 

Courier Delivery to Northern Ireland 

There is a minimum order value of £75 for delivery and the delivery charge is £20. 

Saturday Delivery by our own driver to Belfast, Holywood, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Bangor, Newtownards & North Down  

Available for Postcodes BT1-BT21 BT23,  BT26- BT28 ONLY

There is a minimum order value of £50 for delivery and delivery is FREE. 

Courier delivery to Republic of Ireland

There is a minimum order value of £75 for delivery and the delivery charge is  £20. 

Courier delivery to Great Britain (excluding Scottish Highlands, Scottish Islands, Isle of Man & Isles of Scilly, Jersey and Guernsey)

There is a minimum order value of £100 for delivery and the delivery charge is £20.

Courier delivery to Scottish Highlands & Scottish Islands

There is a minimum order value of £100 for delivery and the delivery charge is £50

Courier delivery to Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly

There is a minimum order value of £100 for delivery and the delivery charge is £50

Here is a general guide  - based on average portions.

Turkey - allow approximately 1.5 lbs (675 g per person). For turkeys under 14 lb allow approximately 2 lb (900 g) per portion as the bone to meat ratio is higher for smaller birds.

Goose - allow 2 lbs (900 g) per portion. The biggest geese are only about 11-12 lbs (approx 5.5 kg) so if you need to feed more than 6 people you will need 2 geese.

Chicken (whole, on the bone) - allow 1 lb (450 g) per portion.

Duck - allow 1 lb (450 g) portion.

Pheasant - 1 pheasant feeds 2 people.

Guinea Fowl - 1 guinea fowl feeds 4 people. 

Ham, raw. Order 8 oz (225 g) per portion. This will give you 4 oz (110 g) of cooked ham per portion. Ham loses approximately 1/3 to 1/2 its weight in the boiling process, so if you need 2 kg of cooked meat, you should order 4 kg of raw ham.

Meat on the bone (e.g. Rib Roast) - allow 1 lb (450 g) per portion.

Meat, boned (e.g. Rump roast/Topside Roast/Boned Pork Loin) - allow 8 ounces (225 g) per portion.

Meat boned for casserole (e.g. venison casserole pieces) allow 4 oz (110 g) for a casserole with equal vegetable ingredients e.g. mushrooms, onions, carrots. If the casserole meat is just poached in wine without any additional vegetables allow 8 oz (225 g) per portion.

We cut  meat as accurately as possible, but as this is a natural product the weight of the product supplied may vary slightly from the weight ordered. It is impossible for the butcher to be absolutely precise when cutting meat.  

The weight of free range turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens cannot be predicted until the Christmas birds are killed in early December. The final weight of these birds varies from year to year because as they are truly free range, their final weight gain depends very much on weather conditions - a cold, damp November will mean the birds do not gain weight as efficiently as in a warm, dry November and the whole batch of birds will all be a little lighter than required by orders.  We sort all birds by size and allocate them to customers strictly on size requested - no one gets preference and the weight differences are shared among all our customers.  Customers who have paid in advance online will not have to pay more if they are delivered or collect a heavier bird than than purchased. If your bird is lighter and therefore cheaper than you purchased, we will refund the difference between the price of the bird supplied and the price of the bird purchased.  

As hams are a natural product produced from the back leg of individual pigs they vary in size depending on the size and weight of each individual pig.  So naturally when we cut a ham in half, the size of each half ham will not be identical.  Our hams are priced in weight bands with an upper and lower weight range of approximately 500 grams per band, for a fixed price per weight range. We will supply you with a ham that falls in the weight band you paid for, but we cannot supply a specific precise weight. 

STORAGE OF YOUR MEAT

Your order may contain both chilled and frozen items.  

FROZEN ITEMS

Frozen items are marked with a ‘Best Before’ date of 365 days from the date of packing. Please ensure you put frozen items in your freezer immediately your package is delivered, and store them frozen until you are ready to cook them. Do not leave chilled items in the refrigerator until the last day of their shelf life, then decide to freeze them as they will have no shelf life left.  Once thawed or defrosted previously frozen items have a ‘Use By’ date of 12 hours and must be cooked within 12 hours. Do not leave previously frozen items in a refrigerator for several days after thawing – they will not be safe to eat and should be discarded. Previously frozen items can be cooked and then refrozen for example, frozen mince can be defrosted, cooked and then frozen as e.g. Shepherds’ Pie or Bolognese Sauce.

CHILLED ITEMS

Chilled items are marked with a ‘Use By’ date of several days (the length of which varies depending on the type of product – minced items with no preservative have a 2 day shelf life, fresh chicken has a 3 day shelf life, sausages or burgers containing preservatives have a 5 day shelf life in an unopened vacuum pack, beef steaks have a 14 day shelf life in an unopened vacuum pack, bacon has a 14 day shelf life in an unopened vacuum pack, but 4 days shelf life only once the pack is open.  Chjilled meat and poultry should be stored in a refrigerator set to the lowest setting (2 degrees Centigrade) and should be cooked before the ‘Use By’ date on the pack. Once cooked chilled items can be frozen and stored in a freezer.  Chilled items can also be frozen in an uncooked state if they are put in your freezer immediately you receive them.