Each batch of laying hens is a different color so that the Moores can easily tell the oldest birds from the youngest. All lay brown eggs with bright yellow yolks. This is because they live on the pasture during all but the coldest months when they have the run of the poly barn green house. There, they feed on the remnants of the greenhouse crops and hay until the pasture greens up again. Though their preferred protein sources are worms and insects they find in the pasture, the hens receive some grain year-round to supplement their diet. If you are interested in buying pastured, antibiotic-free eggs from the farm, call the Moores at (815) 432-6238.

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