Rainbow Chicken Eggs

Wild Notion Egg FAQs

Where is the farmstand located?

We’re located at 229 Valley Drive, in Falls PA. The farmstand is located right next to the road and your eggs will be in the cooler with your name on them. We’ll have your eggs out by 9am, and because we keep the cooler filled with ice packs they’ll stay cold all day till you’re ready to pick them up. You’ll receive an email when we set your eggs out confirming your order is ready for pickup.

I’m a current CSA member, can I have my order included in my next CSA pickup?

Yes. At checkout, current CSA members will have the option to choose either next day pickup at the farmstand or to have your order included in your next Saturday CSA pickup.

Do you wash your eggs?

Yes, when you buy eggs from us they’ll come washed. Which means you’ll need to keep them refrigerated! Only unwashed eggs should be left at room temperature.

What do you feed your chickens?

Chickens are a big part of the sustainability puzzle for us and we’re working to grow as much of their food on the farm as possible. They feast on the stems and roots left behind when we harvest microgreens and also eat mushroom trimmings, garden scraps, kitchen scraps, fresh herbs, veggies, and grasses. We also serve them a non-GMO Kalmback feed (purchased locally from Montrose Feed & Supply), spent beer grains, sunflower seeds, and an Icelandic kelp meal.

How orange are your yolks?

Our egg yolks tend to be pretty gosh darn orange. Orange egg yolks are a sign that a hen ate a healthy diet rich in carotenoids. Carotenoids are all-natural dietary pigments known to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties*, support heart health*, reduce risk of some cancers*, and promote eye health*.

A few carotenoid-rich foods that contribute to our yolks’ orange color include: microgreens, calendula, spinach, alfalfa, comfrey, broccoli, kale, bell peppers, pumpkins, and carrots.

How fresh are your eggs?

Our eggs are 5 days old or less when sold (for context, most eggs at the grocery store are about 45 days old or older when purchased). You’ll find a “laid on” date on the side of each carton of Wild Notion eggs, which will indicate the date of the oldest egg in the carton.

How much space do your chickens have?

Every day our cage-free birds have all-day access to an outdoor run that provides 11.5 sq. ft. of ground space per bird. Our chickens sleep in a very spacious coop inside the barn at night so they’re warm, dry, and safe from predators without being cramped.

Do your chickens free-range?

Short answer: No.

Due to our chickens’ beloved enthusiasm for scratching up compost, our affinity for growing crops in no-dig deep-compost beds, and the number of hawks and occasional eagles that fly over the farm each week, we don’t give our chickens unlimited access to roam about. While we don’t consider our birds free-range, we do significantly exceed the criteria set by the USDA and the HFAC’s Certified Humane® label for “Free Range” claims on egg packaging, and you can read more about that here.

Do you accept SNAP?

No, not yet. But we’re working on it and hope to be able to accept SNAP in the near future.

What breed of chickens do you raise?

Our chicken flock is a mix of rainbow layers including Buff Orpingtons, Olive Eggers, Cockoo Marans, Barred Plymoth Rocks, Novogens, Rhode Island Reds, Whiting True Blues, and Whiting True Greens.

Why did we decide to raise chickens?

We LOVE eggs, but knowing how commercial chickens are raised totally grossed us out. And, once we’d gotten used to eating farm fresh eggs from truly well-fed chickens, there was no going back to grocery store eggs for us. Chickens also fit right into this crazy wild notion that set us on our farming journey and they’re helping us get another step closer to a closed-loop system where nothing goes to waste.