​Barred Holland

According to the Livestock Conservancy, this breed was developed in 1934 at Rutgers University to meet the need for a white egg laying bird which also produced a quality carcass.  Hardy foragers, they adapt well to small homesteads.  Contact us for fertile eggs or breeding stock to help us bring this breed back from the brink of extinction.

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Eggs
Many people concerned with the food that they are eating today, question the difference between pastured hens’ eggs and those produced in a caged situation.  According to Health Ambition, eggs from pastured hens have: twice the omega3 fatty acids, three times the amount of Vitamin E, seven times the amount of Vitamin A beta carotene, six times the amount of Vitamin D, more vitamin B and more lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants important to eye health.  Pastured hens’ eggs have 25% less fat and 33% less cholesterol. 

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