Eggs
These are truly pasture-raised eggs where the chickens are moved to a fresh spot every week. This keeps the chickens healthy and happy doing what God designed them to do. It produces the best-tasting, most nutritious eggs, keeping the land and our neighbors’ best interests at heart.
Pastured Chicken
We have whole chicken and cuts. Our chickens are raised in chicken tractors on pasture and moved to fresh grass everyday. You can truly taste the difference! They are fed non-GMO feed and are USDA processed.
duck eggs
*coming soon*
Again, truly pasture-raised duck eggs raised similarly to our chickens. They get moved every week to a new spot and LOVE to forage in all the fresh grass!
FAQs
What do you feed your chickens?
Our chickens receive a non-GMO feed in addition to whatever grasses, plants, bugs, and small animals they find in our pastures.
What does Pasture Raised Eggs mean? Is this the same as eggs labeled “pasture raised” at the grocery store?
Our chickens are on pasture 24/7 from the time they are 12 weeks old. Right now, the FDA does not have a strict definition that regulates the use of the term “pasture-raised” for eggs. Most eggs sold at the grocery store labeled “pasture raised” are not produced like ours. They have more traditional large chicken houses that are next to pasture. The chicken house will have doors that allow the chickens to go out to pasture if they want to; however, many times the chickens do not wander far, and that area around the house can be pretty barren of any grass or vegetation. Also, it is questionable how often the chickens are actually let outside.
How do you keep your chickens safe from predators?
Many of our practices help protect our chickens, but the main three are 1. moving the chickens, 2. the electric fence we contain them in, and 3. the style of shelter we use.
1. Predators have routines and habits. They will go to the same places at the same times in search of food. It may sound strange, but regularly moving our chickens to new areas keeps the predators out of routine and does not allow them to continue to go to the same spot as they would be with a stationary chicken shelter.
2. Our chickens are always surrounded by solar-powered electric netting. This has worked wonders to keep ground predators from trying to get our chickens. If they touch the fence, it shocks them, and they really hate that.
3. Finally, our shelter can be accessed by the chickens from every direction and gives them good shelter from above. Whenever a large bird flies overhead, all the chickens quickly run underneath their shelter for protection. Our meat chickens are in tractors that are closed off to all predators.
How often do you move your chickens?
Our egg laying chicken shelters are moved every other day to spread out the manure load and fertilize more area. We move the chicken shelter and fence to a completely new area of pasture every 5-6 days.
Our meat chickens are moved every day.
Are your eggs washed?
Yes, all of our eggs are washed. The USDA does not require washing for small farms, but they do require that we sell clean eggs. It is much simpler and takes much less time for us to wash all our eggs rather than sort through them to ensure they are all clean.
Do they need to be refrigerated?
Yes, since all our eggs are washed, they do need to be refrigerated. When eggs are washed, the “bloom” or natural coating on the outside of the eggs is removed, and consequently, they need to be kept refrigerated afterwards.
Do you give your chickens any antibiotics or hormones?
No. Our chickens are not vaccinated and do not receive antibiotics or hormones. Regularly rotating our chickens and keeping them on pasture nourishes them, keeping them healthy. This way, they have robust immune systems and can care for themselves. When commercial chicken farms cram tens of thousands of chickens into houses, they rely on medication and vaccination to keep their chickens alive and producing.