For Sale-2011 Price List
MY BIRDS ARE NPIP CERTIFIED TO BE FREE OF PULLORUM-TYPHOID: NPIP# CA316 2011 Hatching Egg Prices I ship eggs via U.S. Priority Mail. Additional shipping charges may apply for orders of more than one dozen eggs. I DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE FRESH, INTACT EGGS. HOWEVER, DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL I CANNOT GUARANTEE HATCHING EGGS BLACK COPPER MARANS EGGS: $50/dozen-Includes postage and packing BLACK COPPER MARANS CHICKS: I have a wait list for chicks. I do not ship chicks, pick up only $15 each straight run (un-sexed) BUFF ORPINGTON EGGS:$25/dozen, plus postage BUFF ORP CHICKS (pick up only) $8 each I can't guarantee hatch rates due to circumstances beyond my control but will do everything possible to ensure that the eggs you receive from me are fresh,unbroken, and fertile.
EATING EGGS From time to time I have eating eggs available for sale. I have a small 2 acre farm in Roseville. I raise purebred chickens and sell chicks and hatching eggs in the spring. Extra eggs are sold for eating all year round. The flocks are allowed to free range (forage) and are truly 'cage-free'. Because I raise several different breeds, eggs in the cartons will not be uniform in size, shape and color. Each hen is an individual and lays eggs unique to her. My birds are fed all natural commercial feed supplemented with bugs they catch and fresh fruit and vegetables from my garden (grown with chicken poo). My birds receive no hormones or antibiotics. I do not use any artificial means (i.e. lights in the winter) to keep them laying - I let them follow their natural cycle, so sometimes there may be a shortage of eggs during extremely hot or cold weather. Occasionally you may see a 'blood spot' in an egg. It doesn't mean that the egg is fertile (although they are, as I keep roosters with all my flocks) - it is just a bit of tissue from the hen when the egg popped out of the original ovarian follicle. It lets you know the egg came from a real live hen! I've heard that blood spots are hereditary, which is why you rarely see them in commercial chicken eggs these days. They've been bred out, or eggs with blood spots are used as processed eggs. You can remove a blood spot with the tip of a knife if it bothers you but it will disappear when the egg is cooked. Blood spots are harmless and the eggs are perfectly safe to eat. I gather eggs every day and the eggs you get from me are fresher than any you buy in the store. Because they are so fresh, you will find that if you hard boil them, it is difficult to remove the shell. After an egg ages, it loses moisture and the membrane pulls away making it easier to peel. Here is how I hard boil eggs: Start with COLD eggs. Bring a big pot of water to a boil. Splash in a big dollop of cooking oil. With a push pin, poke a small hole through the shell of each egg on the WIDE end. Carefully lower each egg into the water. Bring back to a simmer then cover and simmer for 18 minutes. Cool in ice water. |
