A peek at the food industry and what goes into creating the eggs and meat we buy in stores is enough to sicken most people. Being active and adventurous people, we decided to try and raise chickens ourselves. We’ve been growing our own vegetables for several years, giving us high quality, farm fresh meals. It was time for the next step.
After looking for the perfect chickens, we’ve finally found exactly what we’re looking for; four beautiful hens. We decided to give them a soy free diet due to some serious concerns we have regarding the effects of soy. Our goal was eggs that were healthier than store bought eggs, sustainably gathered from happy, pastured chickens. Low maintenance was something we wanted as well. We chose a coop to fit the number of chickens we wanted and amount of work we wanted to put into maintaining the coop/run. The next step was to search for local farms with high reputations selling healthy pullets.
We just started with a little flock of 4. Our girls consist of a Black Sexlink( light brow eggs ), a Welsummer( dark brown eggs ), an Ameraucana( green/blue eggs ) and a Brown Leghorn( white eggs ). The hens were chosen very specifically for their egg colors and egg laying abilities.
