Q: HOW LONG WILL THE EGGS KEEP?
A: Because your eggs are literally days old, fresh eggs can be kept refrigerated in their carton for at least 4 – 5 weeks beyond the pack date I’ve printed on the carton. Quality losses should be insignificant if the eggs are refrigerated as soon as possible after pickup (as I have them refrigerated right after I grab ‘em from the coop!) If you’re getting close to the end date and want to make sure they’re okay, submerge the eggs in water. If they sink, they’re good. If they float, they’re not.

Q: WHY ARE THE EGGS SMALLER RIGHT NOW?
A: Our chickens just started laying a couple weeks ago. Right now they are laying medium size eggs and will start to produce large to jumbo sized eggs within the year.

Q: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BROWN AND WHITE SHELLED EGGS?
A: No. Shell color is determined by the breed of hen and is not related to quality, nutrients, flavor or cooking characteristics. Since brown egg layers are slightly larger birds and require more food, brown eggs are usually more expensive than white, in case you’re wondering why store-bought ones are more.

Q: ARE YOUR EGGS FERTILIZED?
A: Nope! We have NO roosters, all our eggs are unfertilized.

Q: WHAT CAUSES BLOOD SPOTS?
A: Small spots of blood (sometimes called “meat” spots as they’re often brown) are occasionally found in an egg yolk. They are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface during formation of the egg. We do candling to look for them but sometimes they’re so small they’re not spotted.
Such eggs are suitable for consumption. The spot can be removed with the tip of a knife if you wish, but do not need to be removed, they are perfectly safe. As an egg ages, water moves from the albumen into the yolk, diluting the blood spot. Thus, a visible meat spot actually indicates a fresh egg.

Q: WHY ARE SOME HARD-COOKED EGGS DIFFICULT TO PEEL?
A: Fresh eggs may be difficult to peel. Those which have been stored for a week to 10 days before cooking will usually peel more easily. Because we do not rob our chickens of vital nutrients nor feed them modified foods to increase egg production like the big guys do, the shells are calcium fortified and are much thicker and harder to crack open.

Q: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR EGGS AND THE ONES IN THE STORE?
A: We raise our chickens with care. They are not caged, tortured or fed chemically modified gross crap to make them produce faster. Ick!

They are fed fresh vegetables and 100% plant-based all natural feed with no animal fillers or hormones. I’ve raised these chicks by hand since they were 2 weeks old.

Your eggs were provided with love from: Amy Farrah “Fowler”, Beaker, Wilbur, Geeter, Duck, Nora or Boba Fettuccini.