Eggs are only sold locally, at the roadside stand, or by texting Susan.

For local buyers, eggs are priced by size rather than color. We charge $7 per dozen XL eggs, $6 per dozen Large eggs, $5 per dozen Medium eggs, and $4 per dozen Small eggs. The time involved in keeping coops clean and 60 chickens healthy is worth every penny. The creamy orange yolks make the taste so much better than 3-month-old store-bought eggs.

It is a common belief that brown eggs are healthier than white or other colors. However, the color of the egg makes no difference in the quality of the egg. It is what a chicken eats that makes the eggs tasty. In addition, keeping the bloom on the egg until ready for use is the best way to make sure your eggs are going to taste the freshest!

A yellow egg carton filled with brown eggs, a plastic container with more brown eggs, and a red basket with white eggs on a wooden surface.
A chicken coop with multiple chickens of different colors inside and outside. The coop has a waterer and hay on the ground, with wooden framing and metal siding in a barn or shed.
A roadside egg stand with a sign that says 'Organic Eggs' at the bottom, containing cartons of eggs and informational notices inside. It is set outdoors on grass with houses visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Mike made us happy with a new roosting bar on 8-8-26. The hens and I love the addition to the coop and adding new hens to the flock requires more roosting options.

A chicken coop with multiple chickens of different colors inside and outside. The coop has a waterer and hay on the ground, with wooden framing and metal siding in a barn or shed.

When putting the coop inside the barn coop was a good idea. We quickly outgrew this set up.

Fresh farm eggs have what is called a bloom or cuticle. It is an invisible protective membrane over the shell. It seals the egg from oxygen and bacteria. Grocery store eggs lack this protective layer and thus do not last as long.

For the longest-lasting eggs, do not wash your eggs until you are ready to eat them. To wash, rinse them carefully in cool/warm water without soap.

Washed eggs last about two months in the refrigerator. Unwashed eggs can last about 2 weeks on the counter and about three months in the refrigerator.

This is the first roosting bar Mike made which was great for the first flock and remains the preferred bar for the OG’s. My girls have a pecking order and the oldest hens, sleep at the top. New girls, needed more room.

A fenced outdoor area with chickens walking and pecking at the ground, some eating pumpkin pieces, with grassy patches and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Some hens enjoy getting their pictures taken

A farmyard scene with chickens walking on the ground, a shed, a car, trees, and cloudy sky in the background.