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Matt O’Hayer’s happy hens are pasture-raised outdoors at Vital Farms near Austin, Texas. Matt’s hens move among open pastures, ensuring fresh grass for the chickens while fertilizing the land in return. Because the hens feed on these grasses high in beta carotene and other vitamins, Vital Farms eggs have a dark, thick yolk with great egg flavor.
Vital Farms is a recipient of a Whole Foods Market Local Producer Loan, which they have used to purchase equipment to help them expand their production.
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Try to let mine free roam as much as possible too, it’s a balance between who gets the yard, the dogs or the chickens, but they all get their time…
July 20th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
First I went to cage free/free range eggs, which seemed wildly superior to the $2 a dozen eggs from a standard producer. But then I had pastured eggs and I really can’t go back. Unfortunately, it’s really difficult to find pastured eggs and chickens so a big thumbs up to Whole Foods and Vital Farms for making it more widely accessible!
July 20th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
These eggs are awesome. So worth the price!
January 31st, 2011 at 11:54 am
This is great. But I wish I could find info on what they do with male birds from the hatcheries the hens come from, and what happens to the birds when they’re done laying. How long do the birds live and are they killed in a slaughterhouse?
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:53 pm
@Mike We’re so glad to work with such great farms, ranches and egg producers. Vital Farms is a cool organization that would be more than happy to help answer these questions for you. I encourage you to reach out to them directly for an open dialogue about the lives of their egg producing chickens. The link below will take you to their contact page. Thank you for reaching out!
http://vitalfarms.com/contact/
October 25th, 2011 at 2:57 pm