What is the difference between farm eggs and store eggs

Though many people will swear by it, there is no difference between white or brown eggs. I recently asked a farmer if there was, and was told that some chickens lay white eggs, and others lay brown. The bottom line is that farm fresh eggs taste better, and hold more nutritional value than store bought eggs. Go support your local community and take the time to buy some farm fresh eggs because fresh will always taste better. Social Media Links facebook twitter youtube instagram. Skip Navigation.

You have great insights. Oh my gosh, girlfriend!! I love your comments!! You had shoulder surgery?? Oh my gosh!! Hugs, Linda. I really need to find a new supplier! Hi Cindy, I hope some readers will comment and tell us where we can find some fresh eggs. I have options where I live but not everyone is so lucky. Fingers crossed we get tips! If you are not interested in purchasing a share that they sell, the farmers might be able to tell you where to purchase individual things like eggs or fresh produce without a weekly commitment.

I grew up on a farm and loved our fresh eggs but now I work too much and cannot tend to chickens and our yard is not big enough sadly. Organic self explanatory. The yolks are a deep rich golden color from eating a more healthy diet like I remember as a child. Hi Kelley, thank you so much for commenting! This will help others find some fresh eggs from a butcher, hopefully. Or from grocery store, if they have them. However, once eggs have been refrigerated, they should stay refrigerated. Because eggshells are slightly porous, the change in temperature can result in bacteria, etc.

Want to know exactly how old those store eggs are? There will be an innocuous, anonymous 3-digit number somewhere, between and or this year, Better confined than picked off one by one, as 9 of mine have been, by a bobcat.

But they do get kitchen scraps, greens, mealworms, and the occasional cabbage to peck! Hi Rhonda, wow! Thank you for sharing this information! I love it and so will my readers! I love it! Your email address will not be published. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. I consent to Food Storage Moms collecting and storing the data I submit in this form.

Sign me up to the Food Storage Moms newsletter! Skip to content. Food Storage. You May Also Like. Thank you, Linda Reply Hi Linda. Linda Reply Linda, thanks for suggestion. Reply Dear Leanne, many thanks for your response. Good luck! Linda Reply I grew up with chickens, I loved farm eggs. Linda Reply Forgot to mention that somewhere I have my moms recipe for creamed eggs.

Reply Hi June, if you find it I will post it on the blog. Thank you!! Linda Reply My girls live in a chicken tractor that I move every few days to protect them.

Reply Hi Matt, What a great skill you are teaching the grandkids!!! I love this comment! Reply Hi Kay, I have seen that as well. Linda Reply As long as the eggs are not washed, they still have a protective coating on them. Reply Hi Pete, thank you! Great comment, Linda Reply My daughter and son-in-law live in Seattle and have a small chicken coop with 7 or 8 hens. Reply Hi Leanne, that would be so awesome to share a box with someone. Linda Reply Linda — I have been incapacitated for the last 6 weeks, having had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder!

Reply Hi Cindy, I hope some readers will comment and tell us where we can find some fresh eggs. Reply Hi Leanne, thank you, my friend! I love this! People can easily distinguish the difference in flavor between fresh eggs and ones that are weeks old.

Thus, buying older eggs might lead people to believe store-bought eggs do not taste as good as farm-fresh eggs. The protective bloom is still present. If you do wash your eggs before storage, however, refrigerate them before using them.

Also, label your eggs as you collect them, so you know which are freshest. One of the main things consumers worry about with eggs is the possibility of a salmonella infection. Salmonella occurs in eggs laid by an infected hen, and unfortunately, a hen may not present any symptoms of the disease while still being a carrier.

Scientists agree that the living conditions of caged hens greatly increases their risk of contracting salmonella, making backyard eggs much safer to eat than their store bought counterparts.

If you are concerned about salmonella in your home flock, you can also make the decision to have a veterinarian test them and know for certain that the flock is disease-free. Cooking Comparisons While there may not be a discernible flavor difference in eggs from your farm or your grocery store, there are some noticeable effects when you use those eggs in your cooking and baking.

The increased nutritional value of homegrown eggs also means that their yolks are fuller in color and that their whites are stiffer and hold together better. While your finished cake or tortilla may not have a taste difference, the experience of cooking with farm fresh eggs is different and usually preferable.

It is true that homegrown eggs and supermarket eggs might not have a noticeable difference in taste, but the satisfaction in collecting your own eggs gives them a certain zest, and although the flavors may be the same, an egg fresh from the farm will always be more nutritional and healthy for the consumer.

She and her partner are rebuilding an s farmhouse while turning overgrown fields back into vegetable gardens. When not working on the farm and tending her geese and other animals, Kirsten writes about her experiences at her blog and has written two books, The Modern Homesteader's Guide to Keeping Geese as well as So You Want to Be a Modern Homesteader? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.