We sell pasture raised eggs. You can find us at contact us to reserve your eggs for pick up at the farm.
What Is So Special About Our Pasture Raised Eggs?
Pasture raised eggs are healthier than regular eggs because hens that roam outside produce eggs with more nutrients. These eggs contain up to two to three times more omega-3 fatty acids, three times more vitamin E, and four to six times more vitamin D. The hens get sunlight and eat natural foods like grass, bugs, and worms, which makes their eggs more nutritious.
Better Nutritional Content
- These eggs have twice as much omega-3 fats and a better balance of fats with less omega-6
- Sunlight helps hens produce eggs with six times more vitamin D
- They contain up to seven times more beta-carotene and twice as much vitamin E
- B Vitamins: These eggs provide more choline, which is good for brain health and memory.
- Less Inflammatory Fats: They usually have about one-third less cholesterol and a quarter less saturated fat
- They get good, healthy food, including organic natural scraps from the greenhouse
- They get good exercise
- They love sunflower seeds as special snacks, especially in the winter
- They are cage-free, and free range and move from one pasture to another as weather permits
- They have plenty of space in the chicken house which keeps them safe at night
- In the chicken house they have a wonderful nesting box from which the eggs roll out into a clean trough for gathering them. The nesting box has red curtains (according to some studies, the color red attracts them)
- Their chicken house is moved periodically to give them closer access to fresh ground, which improves their diet and our land
- They always get clean water
- They are happy chickens and love their care giver. They follow him around when he is outside
- They eat bugs and worms outside for additional nutrition (“They eat bugs, not drugs.”)
- No antibiotics or hormones are given to them. (We keep our flock under 150 chickens so that legally we aren’t required to give them antibiotics or hormones.)
Better Cooking Quality
- Bright Yolks: The diet makes the yolks deep orange and creamy instead of pale yellow.
- Firmer Whites: The eggs are fresher and have dense whites that are good for cooking.
- Better Flavor: The eggs taste richer and more savory because the hens forage naturally.
Want to know more about the breeds of hens on our farm?
Our Barred Rock hens have large, vaguely triangular-shaped bodies with “sharply defined barred black and white feathers.” These easy to raise and friendly chickens are excellent egg layers, and come from healthy stock. This reliable breed gives us great eggs from our hens.
The Gold Star breed is a hybrid, designed to give us great egg production. Because these chickens are cold hardy and resilient. They have an even-keeled temperament for farm life.
