Wright Eggs

The Wright Eggs for the Right Reasons

We have a whole set of devotees who will eat only the eggs that our chickens lay. We move their ‘house’ every couple of days so they always have fresh grass and bugs to nibble on. We also supplement them with certified organic grain, meaning that all the grains were raised with no pesticides, no herbicides, no fungicides, no -cides of any sort, non-GMO, no antibiotics, nothing synthetic. The hens bundle up all this energy in the shell and we deliver it to you in cartons weekly at the Main Street Farmer’s market or at the farm.

Chickens love to get up at first light and run out and scratch, eat, drink and start laying. We let the laying flock out in the dark of dawn and the flock is already tuned up to a melodious hum as the crepuscular rays begin. Most of the hens flutter out and start scratching and pecking, however there are 4 or 6 that are ready to lay, they can’t wait, and with due celerity they pop around the corner, cock their head, study the nesting boxes for a minute, swoop in and start laying. The flock stays busy all morning and all day - scratching, pecking, investigating. By about 11am or so, 90% of all the eggs they are going to lay are laid. Jim (with his great grandchildren, as well as Ashley, Bill, and an assortment of other helpers) gathers the eggs and Emily sorts them.

In the evening, Jim goes out at dusk, tucks the flock in to bed, and locks the door so the varmints can’t have chicken pot pie. We have learned many times over that there are many creatures that love chicken sandwiches. We move their ‘house’ every couple of days so they always have fresh grass and bugs to nibble on. We also supplement them with certified organic grain - the flock has settled on a mix of organic corn, organic field peas, organic flaxseed meal, organic sunflower meal and minerals. Organic means that all the grains were raised with no pesticides, no herbicides, no fungicides, no -cides of any sort, non-GMO, no antibiotics, nothing synthetic. Just soil full of life.

So when you do your next egg degustation you will know the flavor is all about the whole karma of the hens and their lives (and ours) - the pecking, the laying, the gathering of eggs, the sorting of the eggs, the movement. The hens bundle up all this energy in the shell and we deliver it to you in cartons weekly at the Main Street Farmer’s market or at the farm. They always sell out so be sure to get there early.

 So think twice before you compliment someone for having the 'brain’ of a chicken - we “think like a chicken” every day here.