to the Coop

We have found free-range eggs to be of the highest quality available. Hens on pasture produce eggs with thick shells and dark orange yolks that stand up in the skillet.

This is our chicken coop

The nest boxes are on the right side of the picture.  The blue, plaid fabric helps to keep the nests dark, giving the hens privacy while doing what chickens do best.

In the morning, we open the chicken door in the back corner of the coop and the coop empties instantaneously!  At dusk, they go in to roost and we close the door.

Here is the nest box with the "egg door" open.  You can see some fresh eggs ready to be gathered.

Here is the "chicken door" from the outside.  When the door drops in the morning, the chickens exit to spend the day out doors.

Future egg layers in the brooder.  These are Rhode Island Red and Auracana pullets.  Auracanas lay green eggs.

The coop is where our hens roost at night, eat their grain and lay their eggs.  The rest of their time is spent outside free-ranging on pasture. (Weather-permitting)

They're better for you, too!  Free-range eggs contain as much as 20 times more Omega 3 fatty acids, more folic acid and vitamin B12 and 30% more vitamin E than eggs laid by confined hens.  Free range eggs also have a higher level of disease fighting carotenes. They are available self-serve year round at the farm.