Free Range Eggs

(Really!)

    Free range eggs are something not found in your grocery store! Most grocery store eggs come from hens, 5 or 6 to a cage, with no freedom. Grocery store free range eggs typically come from hens crowded together in cages, fed commercial feed. My hens run around grass pastures all day and then are safely put up at night. They eat fresh grass, other plants, all the bugs they can catch, and some scratch grains. In the winter, they still get to run loose during the day but obviously there is no green grass. They still pick around outside for goodies and also have hay and scratch grains to eat. They produce fewer eggs this way but the eggs are far superior to grocery store eggs. Bright orange yolks, rich flavor, and loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids. They are also a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin.

    Real eggs are a seasonal product. In the spring, with lots of fresh new grass and more sunlight, egg production goes way up. It tapers down in the fall and by winter egg production is very limited.  If I increased hen numbers in the winter, to increase egg production, the egg quality would suffer and I won't do that.

    Eggs are available, self serve, on the farm. The cooler will be at the end of the drive during daylight hours.

kathie@littlebitfarm.net

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