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 We
are not a commercial egg farm nor do we ever have aspirations of
being such. Simply put, we have always maintained a flock
of hens here on the farm to supply our family's personal needs
with overages sold for extra income.
Our hens are happy hens and when they feel like it, lay awesome
eggs. The eggs are large, the shells are tough, and the
yolks are dark. Nothing like the production eggs that most
people are use to buying at the supermarket.
Our flock is not caged, are allowed to
freely roam around the farm during the day light hours,
and return to there coop as they are inclined to lay, eat, and
roost.
We give them no drugs, hormones, antibiotics, or animal
by-products. We supplement their free range scratching
activities with vegetarian feed.
It may sound silly to hard core farmers, but our chickens are
more like pets than "farm animals." That is, we treat them
well and they provide us with eggs. Many of our hens have
lived well past their egg laying days. The oldest was
about 14 years old when she passed.
[Update Summer 2006] Since we are strong believers in
community-based agriculture and the importance of locally
produced, fresh, wholesome and natural foods, we are are
currently evaluating the feasibility of increasing our flock
size in an intentional effort of producing eggs for sale within
our local community. Production will still remain very
small scale - maybe supplying a handful of families. Our
goals are:
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To use heritage poultry breeds to maximize the value of our
efforts by supporting breed preservation work.
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Use natural, certified naturally grown or organic feed.
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Build movable, European styled coops.
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Keep prices competitive with organic eggs found in specialty
markets.
If you are local to the Portland, Oregon metro area and are
interested in being added to our small list of customers who
care about high quality food,
contact us.
Note: The
information above is not a claim or statement about the
nutritional value of every egg laid on our farm. These
values are approximate averages based on USDA testing of
typical, large chicken eggs.
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