The original idea of Ronnie and Lyla Steele was to breed ducks and sell the day-old to Irish growers.  As production increased it was decided to build a specialist duck processing factory before Ireland joined the European Community.  In 1973 Silver Hill was the first Irish or U.K. poultry or meat factory to be given E.U. approval to export to all E.U. Countries.  The Department of Agriculture granted us the registered number of EEC 801, which we still use today.

Since that time the factory has been rebuilt by Stuart Steele and a boning hall and cooking facility has been added.

The cycle depicted opposite shows the amount of full integration that is todays commitment to producing the finest possible duck.

Over 40 years of good husbandry and breeding experience has resulted in a duck with more breast meat, lower fat content, with the unique Silver Hill taste always to the fore.  The ducks are fed on a special all natural formula with no added G.M.O. products.