Manchester Hill Farm
Farm Fresh Eggs: Chicken, Duck, Geese
About Our Hens:
We are a small farm near Circleville, Ohio. Our chickens are fed an all vegetarian diet enriched with flax seed and scraps of fruits and vegetables from our organic garden. These ladies are completely cage free and forage for yummy bugs which produce a brilliant orange yolk due to higher beta-carotene levels. This diet also produces eggs which have an increased level of Omega-3 fatty acids and lower cholesterol than commercially processed eggs. All eggs are hand gathered and hand washed. We have several different breeds of chickens:
GoldenComets, Red Island Reds, WhiteLeghorns and Americaunas. Golden Comet and Barred rock hens produce large brown eggs while the Americauna hens produce a color range from light pink, sky blue to olive green. The Rhode Island Red hens lay a lighter pale brown, sometimes close to off white. We mix these eggs together so you receive a good variety.
We believe if the ladies are comfortable, well fed, and well taken care of that they will produce a supreme egg.
We co-op with other local farmers. We all use the same strict growing methods and locally grown feed to ensure the same high quality and standards of eggs. Pumpkins are planted to be used as a vegetable supplement through the winter. The chickens go crazy over their nice mushy pumpkins treats and it definetly makes a different in the yolk color!
Manchester Hill eggs are unclassified-mixed size which means you could have a mixture of small, medium, large and sometimes even jumbo eggs because we don't grade them.
Sometimes you might get an egg with a little staining on the shell after being laid, rest assured that every single egg is scrubbed by human hands with no chemicals so it is completely fine. Actually its proof that is is a real farm egg! Commercially processed eggs get laid in a cage and roll down a chute and then are bleached for the nice white perfect egg, so you be the judge.
AVAILABLE AT CLINTONVILLE COMMUNITY MARKET PERIODICALLY AND ALWAYS AVAILABLE AT CLINTONVILLE FARMERS MARKET MAY-NOV!
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Duck eggs:
We have a flock of muscovey, blue swedish and pekin ducks. The yolks are super rich and you never know where you will find that duck egg!
Duck eggs are slightly stained because ducks like to lay eggs in the mud. Its an everyday easter egg hunt here on the farm.
$6.00 dozen
AVAILABLE AT CLINTONVILLE COMMUNITY MARKET NOW!
Chocolate muscovey hen & drake (red face)
Pearl & Charlie
Goose Eggs:
Our eggs come from our Toulouse geese and are $1.50 each. They are great for crafts, pasta or just eating a giant egg! The geese are currently not laying but will start again this Spring.
AVAILABLE AT CLINTONVILLE COMMUNITY MARKET NOW!
Where can you get our eggs?
To our faithful customers.........We have enjoyed raising eggs for you to enjoy for the last 2 years but with the cost of corn continuing to rise we have decided to reduce our flock and end our wholesale accounts. Our eggs will still be available at our stand at the Clintonville Farmers Market from 9am-noon on Saturday mornings,
Celebrate Local at Easton Towne Center and Clintonville Community Market Co-op.
Orders:
Jenie McGrath @ 614-571-0750 and leave phone order on voice mail. If staying at the Garden Cottage Bed and Breakfast, call ahead to reserve a dozen eggs upon departure.
You can leave your email order at: manchesterhill@officeliveusers.com
*Our farm meets and/or exceeds Ohio Department of Agriculture good manufacturing practices and is an inspected facility.