Our Chickens "Just Say NO!" to hormones, antibiotics, and any artificial additives

 Free Range chicken and duck eggs for sale locally.

Tammy Fay the Ancona chicken.

"No way I'm going out in THAT!"

We have a mixed flock of White Brahmas, Americanas, Australorps, Lakenvelder, Welsummers, Anconas and Leghorns.  They provide a variety of brown, white and blue eggs.  They have been raised free range, cage free, and free roaming.  They have never been feed ay hormones, antibiotics or chemicals.  They diet consists of corn, sybeans, millet and various whole grains and seeds; plus whatever they consume from our pastures.  They spend their days following the sheep, goats, and alpacas.  

Our eggs are as wholesome and fresh as they can be  - my family eats these eggs!

Why is it so hard to peel a boiled egg?

Eggs that are only a few days old have not developed air space between the egg white and shell.  I have seen it recommended that you refrigerate your eggs for several days before you try making hard boiled eggs, but  I personally like to wait around two weeks for the eggs to be easy to peel.

What is the best way to store fresh eggs:

Please store your eggs in the carton in your refrigerator.  Do not store them in the door, as the temperature is not stable there.  Eggs can absorb refrigerator odors, so keep them in their carton.

What are the stringy white pieces in the egg whites?

The rope-like strands of egg white are called "chalazae" (ka-LAY-zee).   This is not an imperfection or the beginning of a chick.  The chalazae is what stabilizes the egg yolk in the center of the egg white.