One of the PERKS of the Petting Zoo business

One of perks we have being in the Petting Zoo business is our chickens. Our chickens are free range in the real sense. They are locked up in a nice predator safe house at night, but all day they are let free to roam around and eat and be happy...and of course lay eggs.

One of the surprising bits of information that we have found is that most folks don't know why some eggs are brown, some are white and some are other colors... the answer may surprise you. Brown eggs are NOT better than white eggs (even though some stores that sell them would like you to think so) The color of the egg is dictated by the breed of the hen laying it. At our ranch we have several different breeds of hens. So when we open our refrigerator this is what we see...lovely isn't it?