Brown Eggs Are Local Eggs...

Contrary to popular belief, "Brown eggs are local eggs, and local eggs are fresh" is pure bunk. It was an ad campaign, and a poor one at that. Why would they want to alienate the white egg farmer?

Here's the scoop on eggs. The color of the chickens ears are what decides the color of the egg. Yes, chickens have ears. Brown eggs come from chickens with red ears. This includes many varities of chickens including New Hampshire Reds, and Rhode Island Reds. White eggs come from chickens with white ears, like Leghorns and Blue Andalusians. Then you have chickens who lay green eggs. Those are Araucanas or a cross called Americanas.

No matter which egg color you choose, they are all eggs, and all taste the same. There is no difference in nutritional value either.

Much Needed Sunshine

It was a great weekend here at Cloverleaf Farm. Beautiful sunny weather, with temps near 70.
We got a great deal of work done outside, and finally had the chance to clean out the barn. The chicken coop is temporarily fixed, so now we can have both sets of chickens out and about. They are all happy about that.
We still have quite a lot to do to get ready for the season. First, the rest of the snow has to melt. Then, we will have to let the fields dry out before we get to plowing.
Ah, it was good to be outdoors again!

The Silence of Dr. Oz

We have still been waiting to hear any response from the Dr. Oz Show. I was hoping to at least speak to someone on his staff, but alas, nothing. He made a big mistake telling people to use lemon balm oil for stress. I am sure that there are thousands of people who got really sick from taking his advice. It makes none of his words credible to me anymore. His silence speaks volumes. Like most doctors I know, he is afraid to admit an error. You can read more about Dr. Oz and the lemon oil factor here.