Mt Barker Chicken
Record as at 2 June 2026
Mt Barker Chicken is a Western Australian free-range chicken operation commenced in 2001 in the Great Southern region around the Mt Barker township. It is a trading name of Milne AgriGroup Pty Ltd, owned by the Laitt family. They operate under the Milne ABN/ACN
Animals: Chickens are confined on farms in the Great Southern region and killed at a facility in Kendenup. No annual kill figure has been publicly disclosed. Mt Barker Chicken claims to be the first meat chicken producer in Australia to receive RSPCA Approved certification, and claims to be the only producer meeting the RSPCA's outdoor free-range standard. Mt Barker claims chickens are "free to roam during daylight hours" and have "spacious barns".
Operations: Grow-out farms are located in the Great Southern region. Slaughter is conducted at Kendenup. Products are distributed primarily across Western Australia through major supermarkets, butchers and restaurants, with some distribution into eastern states. Mt Barker supplies Ross breed day-old chicks from an independent hatchery and feed from parent company Milne AgriGroup.
Sources: Mt Barker Chicken website (mtbarkerchicken.com.au); ABN Lookup (abr.business.gov.au); Milne AgriGroup corporate information; prior research session May 2026.
ABN Lookup
| ABN | 92 008 919 579 (open lookup) |
| Entity name |
MILNE AGRIGROUP PTY LTD (from 24 March 2003) MILNE AGRI-GROUP PTY LTD from 06 December 2002 to 24 March 2003 MILNE FEEDS PTY LTD from 01 June 2000 to 06 December 2002 MILNE FEEDS P/L from 01 April 2000 to 01 June 2000 |
| Business name | MILNE AGRITEX Margaret River Free Range Chicken Milne Energy Mt Barker Chicken Plantagenet Pork Mt Barker Free Range Farms PLANTAGENET FREE RANGE CHICKEN MT BARKER TURKEY MT BARKER POULTRY AUSTRALIAN NATURAL PORK PEGASUS MILNE FEEDS MARGARET RIVER FREE RANGE CHICKEN PLANTAGENET BEEF PLANTAGENET PORK MILNE BIO-ENERGY KING PORK MILNE BOVITECH MT BARKER CHICKEN |
| ABN status | Active from 01 April 2000 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 July 2000 |
| Main business location |
WA 6168 from 16 November 2023 WA 6106 from 23 July 2015 to 16 November 2023 WA 6986 from 31 October 2000 to 23 July 2015 |
| ABN last updated | 07 December 2023 |
| Extracted from ABR | 28 June 2026 |
