![]() ![]() There are clearly many farm fresh eggs benefits! SHOULD YOU WASH FARM FRESH EGGS?įor some this is going to sound gross, but the truth is, it’s better if you don’t wash them. They also contain more vitamins and Omega 3 fatty acids and we all know how important those Omega 3s are! So, bottom line, buy your eggs at a local farm or get yourself some chickens if you are able. The good news is that they’ve done studies on farm fresh eggs vs store bought and discovered that the farm fresh ones have less cholesterol and saturated fat than the store eggs. The color alone should tell you how much better farm fresh eggs are. If the egg came from free range chickens, it will probably be even brighter. There’s a good chance the farm fresh egg will be vibrant yellow while the store bought one will look dull. If you ever get the opportunity to, crack a farm fresh egg next to a store bought egg. Today I’m going to share with you all the things you need to know about farm fresh eggs. I don’t know why, but farm fresh eggs make me that much happier when I get to collect them in a cute basket like this one. I love to collect our eggs in the cute egg basket in the picture above. ![]() I mean, we obviously know the taste is different, but they also require different ways to care for them. One thing I quickly discovered about farm fresh eggs is that they aren’t like their store bought counterparts. Great to eat, not so great to try and hatch into new baby chicks. If you don’t have a rooster you will only get infertile eggs. ![]() We’ve only owned a rooster for a short while, but the hope is that come Spring we will be able to have a hen go broody so we can hatch some of our own baby chicks. I’m pretty sure he wants to make sure you know who’s boss around the coop. Hearing my rooster in the morning is a sound that is music to my ears.Ĭontrary to popular belief, however, or at least how the cartoons would try and make you believe, your rooster doesn’t just crow in the morning. We’ve owned chickens for 2.5 years now and I can tell you that it has been one of my favorite parts of living in the country. It’s like all is right with the world in that moment. There’s nothing like that excitement you feel when you see your first egg. The first step for many homesteaders are raising their own chickens. Please see our full disclosure policy HERE. Today we’re going to talk about everything you ever wanted to know about farm fresh eggs. ![]()
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