Because they haven’t gone through a warehouse sorting process…they’re from chickens that live near me, in a backyard belonging to one of my readers. Yay!
Happy chickens, happy me.
My reader’s chickens had stopped laying for a while there, but he has some new hens now, and they’ve just begun to produce enough for me to buy an extra dozen here and there (and hopefully more often in the future. Go, hens, go!)
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Yay happy eggs! Now comes the opportunity to learn how to adjust for different egg sizes.
I’m so glad to see how common happy eggs have become in my area. They were my introduction, my “have a free hit, little one” entre, to the world of happy food. And I have definitely drunk the kool-aid – I bought a deep freezer.
My aunt and uncle used to raise chickens and the eggs and meat was so delicious! But, they don’t do it anymore. I especially miss the chicken – the store bought stuff is not nearly as good.
I love the varying shades of color, too. It’s so nice to take pleasure in simple things…
Also, the older the hen becomes, the larger eggs she will lay. She might not lay as every day, but her eggs will definitely become bigger.
That is so wonderful! My sister has her own chickens and eggs! Wonderful eggs! The roosters adore my sister and the hens dance for her! She is amazing!=)
Hurray for chickens laying eggs again! My friend keeps us stocked with her eggs. Some of her chickens lay the tiniest little eggs. So, of course I make them for my 4 year old, who says she loves eating the “baby eggs!” It’s always good for a laugh!
She eats them up without a complaint. 
Too funny, I posted about eggs too. Did you know they’re heart-healthy…plus, I included some delicious recipes:
http://blog.drsinatra.com/blog/heart-health-nutrition/the-heart-healthy-truth-about-eggs
I get get happy eggs from my sisther’s “girls”. They also stopped producing and I purchased a dozen eggs at the grocery store for the first time in two years. I didn’t realize how spoiled I had become. Both the price and the quality were a shock to my system.
My hens just started laying in August, so we were getting many different sized eggs initially. They seem to have got the laying thing down pat now! I actually have enough eggs to sell for the time being, and my neighbor and friends are getting them for free. Mostly, we barter- I don’t know, does anyone still barter? I trade 2 doz organic, pastured brown eggs for a peck of home- grown honeycrisp apples, or a pound or two of local, pastured bacon. It’s a win- win situation. My happy hens’ eggs are making others happy! And that makes me happy!
Yay for local food!