An Egg-cellent Story

We love the look and flavor of a rich, sunny, farm fresh egg and there are so many wonderful, easy recipes! Starting our own flock was a no-brainer next-step for us since we have the barn and the space for a beautiful happy flock. We got our first batch of chickens, and the fun began.

To get that rich, amber-colored yolk, chickens need to be pasture-raised. Not to be confused with the term free-range, which only means ‘not in a small cage,’ our pasture-raised hens have access to green grass and all the bugs and manure they could possibly want. They eat grasses and seeds, crickets and beetles, and lots of other things we will not name here. But they are happy.

During the day we kept them in an outdoor pen for about a week or two until they knew that this was their new home. When we finally let them out to roam, the first thing they did was roll in the dirt, shaking their feathers to work the dirt particles all the way down to their skin. They laid in the dirt for hours.

Finally at the end of the day, it was time to call them back to the coop. Chickens need to be closed in at night to protect them from predators. We were very nervous that they would not come back to the coop. We sprinkled some chicken scratch on the ground in a path to the coop and began calling. They came running looking so cute with their little chicken waddles and we were hooked.

Our flock has grown from 8 to 53 and is still growing. Many people are interested in joining us in becoming happy egg farmers or maybe they just want to have chicken pets. Stay tuned for tips and tricks in becoming chicken owners. We will share our experiences and help you narrow down the many choices for raising a happy healthy flock.

Starting 9/19, we will be doing egg and honey order PICK-UPs every Tuesday at 8:30am. We are setting up a table in the parking lot of the Sports Complex – 1000 S. 14th Street in Midlothian. We will have a dark grey Honda SUV in the back of the lot. This is for completed order PICK-UP only! We cannot perform any transactions at this location and will not have any extra eggs for sale. All purchases must be made at least 24hrs prior to pickup, or they will carry over to the next week. Please tell your friends, and make your purchases online! If this works out, we will try to start an afternoon option as well!