Rising Moon Farm’s chicken eggs are laid fresh by our pampered, happy ladies & collected every day to ensure a clean & healthy product. We have a vareity of different chicken breeds - Red Star, Buff Orpington, Ameraucana, Light Brahamas, Whiting - each laying their own unique colorful & delicious eggs. We let our flock of 25+ hens free-range & even feed them the bottom of our microgreen trays, so expect bright, rich tasting yolks!
These eggs are farm fresh, dry washed eggs. That means we do not wash them with water because that would remove their natural protective coating (the bloom).
Quick science lesson - When a chicken lays an egg, there is a protective liquid layer deposited on the outside of the shell (called the bloom), intended to help keep bacteria from penetrating through the porus shell for at least 21 days, in case the egg is being layed and sat on to make a baby chick. With this protective layer still intact, then the egg will be fresh & usable on the counter of your kitchen (kept at room temp, with little change of temperature) for at least 1 months. At this point, just move the eggs into the refridgerator and they will still be good for at least another 2 months.
Because the bloom is still intact, eggs from Rising Moon Farm do not need to be refrigerated & can sit on your counter for 4 weeks before needing to be moved into the fridge (still fresh for another 2 months - many farmers believe *much* longer).
Some random facts to know about farm fresh chicken eggs:
By the time grocery store eggs make it on the shelf, they are already about 45 days old
Store bought eggs must be washed & sprayed with a chemical sterilizer because of the horrible conditions the hens are kept in
Once farm fresh eggs are washed, they must be kept in the refrigerator because the protective bloom has been removed (they’ll still be good for 2+ months)
The only nutritional value difference between a store-bought egg and a farm fresh egg is determined by conditions in which the hens are kept
Free range eggs are more nutritious & may contain:
⅓ less cholesterol
¼ less saturated fat
⅔ more vitamin A
2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
3 times more vitamin E
7 times more beta carotene
*information adapted from http://www.chickenkeepingsecrets.com/chicken-eggs/free-range-egg-vs-caged-hen-eggs/
https://www.backyardchickensmama.com/how-long-are-chicken-eggs-good-for/