Salty Lemon Acres

07/30/2024

Well… what do you call it? 😏

07/13/2024

There’s something about a rainbow basket that just makes my heart smile 😊

06/21/2024

Ryan Hastings and I have a second layer today!! The chickens that laid these were hatched on January 23, 2024. Just short of 5 months old. Typically chickens start laying between 5-6 months although we’ve had some breeds not start until after 7. I am one happy chicken momma.

06/20/2024

There’s a new layer in the house! For us this means all 12 of our babies should also start laying any day now! Congrats to Hawk Tuah (named for her mohawk) for spitting out this beautiful bombshell! She’s wifey material 💁🏻‍♀️

06/20/2024

Such a cool process

05/24/2024

Aspen’s showing off todays clutch.

05/24/2024

We have some summertime availability at our Airbnb.

05/21/2024

Our sweet easter egger, Summer, has been laying us these beautiful spotted blues all week. 😍

05/17/2024

04/15/2024

Someone is showing off today with this dark brown speckle.

04/15/2024

Look at the size comparison! The thing I find so cool is the vast difference between eggs from each breed. This brown egg is unusually large for our hen, Hei Hei.

Debi Malinoski she may have laid you the double yoker you’ve been waiting for. 😉

04/15/2024

We’ve been training Shyla to be a chicken tender. So far she holds the record for most chickens held at one time at Salty Lemon.
*no chicken was harmed in the taking of these photos*

04/12/2024

We got our first double yolk!!!

04/10/2024

Put up a new coop for our Black Copper Maran, Americana, and Olive Egger bunch this week.
Shoutout to our mama Judy Ramirez for all of her help.
A couple more months til these girls give us some more beautiful rainbow colored eggs. 🪺

04/08/2024

The undeniable urge. 😆

04/06/2024

New egg ordering process: simply let us know when you're ready for your eggs and we'll get the next available to you. Contact us via FB/IG DM or text at 941-539-6017.

04/04/2024

Check out this cute “fairy egg” one of our young girls left us today 🥰 Chicken tending is so much fun!

03/31/2024

Our Easter eggs don’t need dye 🩵💚🩷

03/31/2024

Happy Easter from some of our Salty Lemon Clan.
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03/30/2024

Did you know you can get all natural dog treats made right here in our local North Port community?! They also happen to be one of our best customers. Check out Field With Love to make your pups, and their bellies, happier.

03/30/2024

Woke up this morning to catch one of our new layers in the nesting box. We impatiently waited to see what color egg she’d give us. Look at this speckle!! ❤️ what a masterpiece.

03/29/2024

Here come your fun facts of the day (read to the bottom, you’ll be shocked!)

FACT 1: Egg color is determined by the breed of the chicken. In general, the color of an egg can be predicted by looking at the hens earlobes! Hens with white colored earlobes will generally lay white eggs, if she has red earlobes she will lay brown eggs, and if she has a bluish tinge to her earlobes she will lay blue or green eggs.

FACT 2: Mother Earth News had fresh eggs laid by chickens that graze in pastures tested by a laboratory and found that compared to the USDA food guide, free-range chicken (vs. store bought eggs) had up to 2/3 more vitamin A, twice the omega-3 fatty acid levels, three times more vitamin E, and seven times more beta carotene. They also contained 1/3 less cholesterol and 1/4 less saturated fat than store bought eggs.

FACT 3: You don’t have to put fresh eggs in the fridge!! In fact, it’s best NOT to wash eggs farmed fresh eggs until ready to use. Why? Eggs have a natural coating called a “cuticle” or “bloom” that protects the contents from bacteria. When that cuticle is washed off, the semipermeable shell can allow bacteria to pass through and contaminate the contents.
So, if you wash the protective coating off the eggs, immediately cook them or store in the fridge. They’ll last about 2 months washed and refrigerated. If you leave your fresh eggs unwashed, they can remain out on the counter for 2 weeks or refrigerated unwashed for 3 months!!!

FACT 4: Roosters are not needed for egg production. When it comes to the physical process of laying eggs, roosters are actually useless. Hens do not need a rooster to create or lay eggs. All they need is a safe place, time, and a healthy diet with enough protein and calcium to form healthy eggs.
Of course, any eggs laid by a hen where no rooster is present are going to be unfertilized, and therefore will never hatch.

And no, roosters can’t lay eggs… even if they identify as a hen they will never lay an egg... Cancel me.

03/26/2024

Breakfast for lunch, from backyard to table.

It’s called Egg in a Nest…change my mind.

03/24/2024

We love when our girls get shoutouts in the local community.

There are so many benefits to buying local. Studies show that farm fresh eggs have less cholesterol and saturated fat than those purchased from the store. Additionally, they also contain 25% more vitamin E, 75% more beta carotene and up to 20 times more Omega-3 fatty acids.

The farm-fresh eggs often have a fresher, richer flavor, and rightfully so, as they might be fresh from the farm within a day or two, where store-bought eggs often have a shelf-life of up to 30 days.

Pictures don't do them justice, but I have to share these beauties! Salty Lemon Acres is right here in North Port, and WOW!! We cannot wait for our next dozen!! Farm fresh local eggs are the BEST!!

03/24/2024

5 months ago we hatched our own eggs in hopes of dark olives and dark chocolate eggs. We were soooo happy to open the coop today and find our newest layers produced exactly what we were hoping for!!