Vital Farms - Austin, TX

Matt O'Hayer's happy hens are pasture-raised outdoors at Vital Farms near Austin, Texas. Great eggs begin with healthy organic pastures, so Matt's hens move among open pastures, ensuring fresh grass for the chickens while fertilizing the land in return. Because the hens feed on these grasses high in beta carotene and other vitamins, Vital Farms eggs have a dark, thick yolk with great egg flavor.

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• matt o'hayer
• whole foods
• whole foods market
• hens
• eggs
• austin
• chickens

[CrazyNative4]

chickens just running around! fuck factory farms suck!

[blackyblackblack505]

Awesome.

[blessedfrog]

@jamescc2010 my neighbor feeds them all her kitchen veggie refuse - literally everything - spinnach stems, carrot tops, potatoes, etc etc et al. Plus corn and egg shells.

[blessedfrog]

How ever do you protect the hens from predators with that open field approach? Pasture raising - I think he calls it.

[jamescc2010]

What kind of food and vegetables do you grow and give to the birds? Any deceases to worry about? Make no mistake, this is the way to go. People if giving choices will slowly shy away from buying from factories due to distrust and bad quality.

[jsshot]

I am very interested in your setup, how do you go about getting started selling your eggs? I dont have near as many hens as you guys have right now its just to feed us and give away to family and friends, we get between 20 and 30 eggs a day out of our girls, 21 of them to be exact, but what hoops do you have to jump through to sell them? I have enough land to do what you have done, just not sure with all the regulations as to where to start, love what you guys have done!!!

[titig1]

lovely

[cjdaws]

I love this approach at eggs. They are expensive ($6 a dozen) but so worth it if you care about the animals that provide them. I do have some questions though- how long do the hens live at the farm? Are they sent to slaughter when they stop producing? Important information for me.

[quitejaded]

These eggs even taste superior. There is a huge difference...

[meme1star]

My family buys these eggs at Whole Foods in Plano,TX..they are a quality product and we don't have to worry about any salmonella breakouts! And yes it is a normal way eggs are produced and should be produced in this country.