Most commercial egg operations (organic or non-organic) reside in permanent buildings, allowing for mechanization. Feed and water are automatically provided and eggs may be mechanically collected. Our mobile coops do not lend well to these efficiencies. We pay for the mobility of our flocks with greater labor costs incurred by hauling feed to our birds, collecting eggs by hand, opening the coop in the morning , and closing the coop at night for protection from predators. In return, the hens have access to fresh pasture. Whereas the yard around a permanently located coop would turn to a mudyard devoid of nutrition, our mobile coops allow us to move our flocks onto new ground alive with grass, clover, and bugs. We believe this creates healthier birds that produce more nutritious eggs.

Total production costs: $7.94/dozen
Marketing cost: $3.09/dozen ($0.28 of every dollar spent at our farmers market booths goes toward market fees, sales labor, transportation to market, and other marketing expenses)
Total cost of production and marketing: $11.03/dozen
Price for a dozen of our eggs: $8.00/dozen