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| Eggs OVERVIEW We have a beautiful flock of over three hundred hens which live on lush green pasture in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. They provide us with wonderful fresh and very tasty eggs. Our many breeds of birds enjoy all the freedoms a chicken should have. They live a stress free life and enjoy unlimited access to vegetarian grains and beautiful pasture during most of the year. During the harsh New England winter the birds live in a large greenhouse where they have plenty of room to roam, roost and scratch around in the straw, leaves and hay. CHICKEN CARE  Our hens live in a large mobile coop (the "henmobile") on a farm wagon which is moved around the field on a weekly basis allowing the birds consistent access to fresh grass. Just as with our meat birds, the chickens are fed a diet of vegetarian grains from Green Mountain Feeds - a certified organic feed company located in Vermont. Occasionally we feed the birds alfalfa, kelp for minerals, oyster shells for hard egg shells, and grit (granite bits) to assist their digestion. During winter we also feed them sprouted grains and greens to help the egg yolk maintain is nice orange color. The mobile coops are a weather tight home for the birds. The eggs are laid inside the coop in specially designed nest boxes. The eggs are collected everyday and cleaned if necessary. An automatic chicken door opener/closer lets the birds out in the morning and closes in the evening. The birds consider the coop their home and instinctively go inside as it gets dark in the evening. The door closes after dark preventing any predator problems. Early the next morning the coop door automatically opens allowing the chickens outside. In addition an electrified fence surrounds the chickens to keep them safe from predators and curious dogs.  A carton of eggs contains a mixture of sizes and colors, including white, blue, light brown, dark chocolate brown, and white eggs. While each carton contains a mixture of sizes, the total weight always equals at least what a normal "large" carton would weigh. The eggs are beautiful inside and out and will no doubt be the best you've ever tasted. Eggs are $6/dozen, $3.25/half-dozen direct from us. Occasionally we sell pullet eggs from new hens (their first eggs until they size up) for $4/dozen. WHERE CAN I BUY THESE AWESOME EGGS? Our eggs can be purchased fom our self-serve "mini-store" which is adjacent to our home in Concord. Occasionally the eggs can also be found at Verrill Farm and Debra's Natural Gourmet in West Concord. We encourage recycling and appreciate clean cartons be returned to us whenever possible! | |
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