Snake River Farms
Fresh Eggs. Fresh Hawaiian Honey. Goat Milk Soap. Shea Butter Soap. Soy Candles.
We bought a 5 acre farm in Becker in September 2020.We immediately set about building and filling the coops with every type of chicken we could find. We have a wide variety of egg layers including: Plymouth Barred Rock, Buff Orpingtons, Dominiques, Easter Eggers, Rhode Island Reds, Australorps, Wyandottes, Americaunas, and Polish Crested.
We decided to add a variety of ducks and guinea hens to our flock shortly after. Our female ducks are Jumbo Pekins and Blue Swedish, and we have one cantankerous Welsh Summer male who runs the flock. They’re really his ducks....We ordered a variety of guinea hens from Hoover’s Hatchery and have no idea what they sent. They are as beautifully odd looking as they are just plain odd.
Our flocks are free-range and loved like family and the quality of our eggs show it.
This year we added goats and sheep to our little farm, as well as turkeys and rabbits!
Goat Milk Soap
Colors and Scents Optional
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Goat Milk, Titanium Dioxide.
Shea Butter Soap
Colors and Scents Optional
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Shea Butter, Titanium Dioxide
Farm Fresh Eggs
Free-Range and Delicious
1. Do we wash our eggs? No. We don’t wash our eggs. We give them a quick dry scrub to remove any dirt or debris. We follow all MN regulations for gathering, packaging, and preparing eggs for sale.
2. How long are eggs good for when they aren’t washed? Eggs are shelf and counter stable guaranteed for 30 days, but often can last much longer because they have not been washed and the bloom on the egg is still intact.
3. What do I do with them when I get them home? Leave them on the counter until you are ready to use them. I always recommend doing a quick float test before giving them a quick scrub in warm water. If the egg sinks, it’s a keeper! If the egg floats, gas has built up inside and it’s a stinker!
4. Why are the duck eggs and guinea hen eggs dirtier than the chicken eggs? Our chickens love their homemade nesting boxes, as you can see from the pictures. The ducks and guineas tend to be jerks and lay their eggs wherever they want. While it’s a fun treasure hunt to find all the eggs, sometimes it means that they lay them in the mud.
5. What are the differences between Chicken, Duck, and Guinea eggs?
-Chicken: Eggs range in size from 2oz to 3.5oz. We have pink, brown, dark brown, purple speckled, blue, and green eggs. Great for everyday eating. Super fresh grade AA eggs! ~6gm of protein.
-Duck: Eggs range in size from 3oz to 5oz (Our largest ever duck egg weighed in at 5.2oz! – poor ducker). Excellent when used in baking, works especially well with Gluten-Free flour! Duck eggs are high in protein and omega 3 fatty acids. ~9gm of protein.
-Guinea Hen: Eggs range in size from 1oz to 2oz. While they are smaller, they pack a mighty protein punch. They have a whopping ~18.8 grams of protein, are high in Omega 3 fatty acids, and are very rich in flavor.