Boy, 13, wins young farmer award for egg business

A 13-year-old boy who has his own egg business has won an award for his contributions to the farming industry.

Robert Craddock, from Bransford, Worcestershire, won the Kaleb Cooper New Entrant of the Year award at The Young British Farming Awards 2025.His business began when he was given two chickens for his eighth birthday. He now produces eggs and raises livestock for slaughter.

Farmer and media personality Kaleb Cooper who backed the award said it was designed to encourage aspiring farmers, and he was “passionate” about supporting the new generation in the “best industry in the world”.
Robert, who now has 15 laying hens, said he started selling eggs after he got his first two hens. He said: “I’ve built my way up, saved all the profit and put it back into the business.”

He said he asked for the two hens because that was all he wanted for his birthday, adding: “I always had a passion for farming and I always wanted to live on a farm and work on a farm.” Robert, who has created his own brand and business name – Robert’s Happy Hens – Farm Fresh Eggs – said he liked being outside and being around animals.

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