Natalie's Eggsciting News!

Welcome to Natalie's News!

Hello family, friends and all who want to learn about where our food comes from and discuss agriculture in general.

This is the very first newsletter Natalie's Acres Farm is sending out to all our people. We want to get to know you and for you to get to know us. Each month we will send an email with Natalie's news and everything going on with our farm. If you would like to sign up for our monthly news, click the link below.

Our story began with a little dog with a lot of personality named Natalie. Our love of animals caused us to create a sanctuary for unwanted beagles, where they would live their life knowing that they were loved and cared for. Our farm expanded to include chickens, pigs, rabbits and goats and of course agricultural products.

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Chickens, Feathered Freeloaders, Opinionated Lawn Ornaments or Tiny Raptors

Whatever term you like to use to refer chickens, we love to hear it. Our chickens are well loved and spoiled sometimes. (Who are we kidding, spoiled always) Every morning we are greeted by their insatiable desire to coo, purr, or cock-a-doodle-doo and we love it!

We get a lot of questions about our flock, their colors, their combs and of course the eggs. Some questions we have received are as follows:

• Why are your eggs different colors other than white?
• Do the chickens taste different because of their color?
• What is a red spot in my egg? Does that mean it was a baby chick? Gross!

Let's talk eggs

Eggs come from the female chicken, also known as a hen. Depending on the breed of chicken and age of chicken will determine how many eggs a hen will lay in a year. Eggs come in a variety of colors, white, brown, light brown, blue, green, and even chocolate. The breed of chicken determines the color of egg they lay. 

So, let's address the question of a red spot that is sometimes found inside your egg when you crack it open. I get this question a lot! The red spot sometimes found inside the egg is not a baby chicken, was never a baby chicken and is safe for you to eat.

Here is a quote taken from The Egg Safety Center. (2026). What does blood spot in an egg mean? Is the egg okay to eat? Retrieved from https://eggsafety.org/faq/what-does-blood-spot-in-an-egg-mean-is-the-egg-okay-to-eat/​

"People are accustomed to seeing perfect whites and yolks when they crack an egg so it’s understandable questions arise when that’s not the case. Eggs with blood spots (sometimes called meat spots) are fine to eat as long as they are properly cooked. Most eggs with anomalies like these are detected by electronic spotters and never reach the market, but it’s impossible to catch them all. Blood or meat spots are caused by the rupture of a blood vessel on the yolk surface when it’s being formed or by a similar accident in the wall of the oviduct in the hen’s reproductive tract".

When you purchase eggs from the store vs. purchasing from a farm, you will notice a major difference. You may see these red spots more often when you purchase direct from the farm because it is unlikely a farm will have an electronic spotter to wean out those eggs like they do in a commercial poultry production farm. Most commonly seen in a grocery store is the white egg. If you notice, the eggs are generally uniform in size and shape and color and are usually free from red spots. This is because imagery sells commercial eggs.

In our opinion, nothing beats farm fresh eggs. Our eggs are better tasting, more fresh and our customers know they are getting quality eggs because we give our girls the best nutrition and love possible to produce the high quality eggs we provide. We are not consumed by producing the perfect egg aesthetically. We are concerned with producing a safe, quality, hard shell egg that is also a creamy yolk with a good source of protein and omega 3 fatty acids.

We hope you have enjoyed our message from Natalie on our most asked question about eggs. So now when you see a red spot in your egg, you can rest assured that it is safe to eat and definitely not gross!

If you have questions, or comments, please visit our website and drop us a line. www.nataliesacresfarm.com

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