Fluffy Butt Eggs

12/06/2024

Hi all, just wanted everyone to know to know that production is very slow d/t the very cold temperatures. We are deep bedding with straw and running our coop heaters. Additionally special breed chickens (those that lay brown & various colored eggs) cost more to feed & care for. As a result Fluffy Butts is raising the cost per dozen to $4. If there’s an opportunity in the future to reduce the price we will keep you informed.
In the meantime, the chickens are laying very few eggs (3-5 per day), but I’m happy to put you on the wait list.

11/24/2024

Enjoying another nice Sunday hunting for goodies in the ground. 🐛🪱

11/19/2024

Welcome to new customer John H. who said he's enjoying his eggs and will be back for more.

11/18/2024

This past weekend we spent cleaning & winterizing the coops. Extra think hay was placed. Wings clipped so they can roam the yard more. Electric checked for heaters to be functional when temps drip into the 30’s. This is all maintain healthy birds an keep product up for you, my wonderful egg customers. 🥚🐔

11/18/2024

11/18/2024

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10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from Roo & the girls 🎃

10/02/2024

Its officially Fall which means Pumpkins. Chickens love pumpkins! They are full of vitamins, minerals & antioxidants. Additionally the seeds rid the chickens of any worms they may have. If you know of someone with chickens, kindly drop off your pumpkins to them when you're finished with them as long as they are intact and not rotting.

09/15/2024

Our Barred Rock hens have started to lay eggs. Got the 1st one today.
Photos show an initial egg, which starts very small. 2nd photo shows it in comparison to an established chicken egg.

08/28/2024

Thank you to new customers Maisie & Carol. So nice to meet you! 🥚🐣

08/18/2024

Breakfast that has it all…

08/16/2024

Hear were going to have a very wet winter. Time to get the boots out.

08/16/2024

08/12/2024

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07/31/2024

From Back Yard Chickens

Here’s a fact not many of you may know ! By law, an egg can be sold up to 30 days after the date it was put in the carton. And farmers have up to 30 days to go from when the egg is laid to the time it’s put in the carton and sold, That means supermarket eggs can be two months old by the time you buy them and have a sell by date of upto 4 to 6 weeks after that 😳 so the “ fresh eggs “ you are buying could be over 3 months old by the time you eat them 😩 it’s no wonder the free range eggs we eat and sell from our own happy little hens not only taste totally different but are full of goodness and nutrition due to their natural diet and being so fresh.

Best to buy eggs from & support your local backyard chicken farmers, not the mass production egg farmers. ❤️

07/31/2024

GENERAL EGG KNOWLEDGE

1. Storing eggs upside-down makes them last longer. Turning your eggs upside down before stashing them in the fridge will make them last longer. Placing the pointy end down in the carton will prevent air pockets inside the shell from coming in contact with the yolk, which helps slow down the aging process.
2. It is generally not recommended to eat eggs from reptiles like snakes and lizards, or other non-bird animals, because their eggs are not a good source of nutrition for humans. They are often high in fat and low in protein compared to bird eggs. Some reptile eggs can carry harmful bacteria or parasites that can make you sick.
3. Washed eggs need to be refrigerated. When a hen lays an egg, with that egg pops out with a nearly invisible coating called a bloom. This bloom helps prevent air and bacteria from permeating the shell and prematurely aging the egg. That is why fresh eggs straight from the chicken are often placed in bowls or baskets on the kitchen counter. Grocery store eggs, on the other hand, have been washed, thus removing the bloom and requiring refrigeration to keep them fresh.
4. The colour of the egg yolk should be very bright yellow or deep orange. The difference in colour is based on what the chicken is eating. Chickens who only eat the grain feed given to them will lay eggs that are yellow. Chickens that are free-range and eat mostly bugs and vegetation will produce these orange yolks.
5. Chickens can still lay eggs even if there is no rooster (Male chicken). Many people think that you need a rooster for a hen to lay eggs. Most of the hens producing eggs today have never seen a rooster in their life.
6. In the stores, you can usually find small, medium, large, and jumbo or extra-large eggs. Some may speculate this has to do with breed, but in the commercial industry, it usually has more to do with a hen's age. The Older the Hen, the Bigger the Eggs. The older the hen, the more likely she is to produce these larger eggs.
7. Apart from using water to test the freshness of an egg, there are other ways to tell if an egg Is fresh:
If the shell seems unusually thick, then it is fresh.
If the yolk stands really tall after you have cracked the egg, it is fresh.
If the yolk has wrinkles or dissolves into a puddle when you crack it open, then it is an old egg.
8. A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in a way to make her think a day is 28 hours long.
9. Eggs are good for your eyes. They contain lutein which prevents cataracts and muscle degeneration.
10. Breed determines egg shell colour. Commercial eggs are brown or white, but some breeds can also lay blue, green, or pink eggs.
11. Duck eggs are higher in fat and better for baking.
12. Brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs, because the hens that lay them are larger and require more feed.

07/27/2024

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