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Yolk & Honey Farm

We have a variety of free-range hens, including Easter-eggers, Silkies, Polish and banties. We collect daily and promptly wash, package and refrigerate.

Our girls are showered with love and care for wholesome and nutritious eggs.

05/11/2022

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HENS:
While stores may be out of stock... our girls 'EGG-cell' at laying. We have so many fresh eggs available we're practically giving them away! Now only $3 per dozen for nutritious, free-range chicken eggs 🥚

04/24/2022

We have guinea eggs! ~$3 per half dozen
(limited quantities)

Did you know: "Guinea fowl eggs are more nutritious than chicken eggs from a nutritional perspective. The eggs are high in protein, and their yolks have plenty of potassium, iron, and sodium." They are creamier and richer than their chicken-egg counterparts because of their higher yolk to white ratio. Why not try some today?!

04/04/2022

Here at Yolk & Honey we love all types of birds. We have zebra and society finches, parakeets and a lovebird too!
Here are some new additions to the indoor crew- our society finches have a new clutch:

03/24/2022

Chick of the Week: 'Niblet' (aka Pigeon)
Niblet is a Silver Duckwing Old English Game Bantam. Whew, that's a mouthful, right? She is actually the smallest of our hens, even among the banties. She is about the size of a pigeon, which is why she has earned that nickname. She is quite flighty and doesn't enjoy being held or snuggled, which is no surprise considering the breed was originally used in cockfighting.

Did You Know:
- Old English Game chickens is one of the oldest chicken strains. As the name says, it originated in Britain. It was brought there by Romans during the first century.
- Old English Game was primarily raised for cockfighting until that sport was banned during the 19th century.
- Noted for their courage and indomitable spirit.
- Small, tightly feathered bird, Old English Games are very hardy and extremely active.
- Bantam hens weigh approximately 1.5 lbs, lay white to light tint cream eggs and make reliable broody hens and devoted mothers.

03/19/2022

Yesterday we shared our Guineafowl as 'Chicks of the Week'...
Today we share a small collection of our eggs, with the guinea egg in the bottom center for comparison

03/18/2022

Chick of the Week: Guinea Fowl
(Midnight, Thunder, Dott and McPickle)
Our French Pearl guineas have officially started laying... We got our first guinea egg two days ago!

Fun Facts:
- French Pearl variety is the most common variety sold, but there are three main varieties of guinea fowl raised in the United States: pearl, white, and lavender.
- Their very noisy alarm sounds ward of would-be poultry predators and rodents
- They're excellent foragers and will eat many garden pests and ticks (even attacking snakes), consuming large amounts of insects without affecting garden vegetables or flowers
- Guineas are vigorous, hardy, and largely disease-free birds
-. Guinea fowl can be raised for meat and egg production, with the eggs tasting much like chicken eggs but richer, with more yolk to white ratio. Their meat is darker and more like wild game.
- Baby guinea fowl chicks are called 'keets'

03/10/2022

Chick of the Week: "Muppet!"

Muppet is the second of our crested hens...We featured, Willow, last week. Muppet here, a Dutch Crested or 'Hollandaise huppee', is quite the character with a rather fancy hairdo and quirky personality. We believe (or maybe she does) that she's a parrot, because she loves to fly up onto your shoulder and perch unexpectedly. Hubby calls her George Washington, because she wears her powdered wig. 🤣

FUN FACTS:
- Breed originated in the Netherlands
- Dutch crested chickens first appeared there in the 15th century
- Dutch crested chickens were often in artwork...one was depicted by Dutch animal artist Jan Monckhorst in early 1657
- Exact origin of the Dutch crested chicken is unknown

03/04/2022

Chick of the Week: "Willow"
Willow is a Golden Laced Polish Crested hen. They are golden colored birds with black lacing around the edges of their feathers, they have a beard and a crest of feathers on its head. She lays small, light cream-white colored eggs. Willow is a very calm and sweet girl, but startles easily and sometimes acts a bit wacky because her feather obscure her vision.

Fun Facts:
-First made its way to the United States in the 1800’s
-Polish is a very friendly, calm, chicken that does great in confinement
-If a comb is present, it is of the V-type, and they have clean, blue or slate blue legs and feet
-Not always reliable egg layers

02/25/2022

Chick of the Week: "Sapphire"

Sapphire is our only Sapphire Gem hen. They are a beautiful bluish-gray color with dark heads, black feet and beaks. She is medium in size, friendly in temperament, enjoys being petted and lays a light brown egg.

Did You Know:
- Sapphire Gems are a relatively new hybrid breed, said to be crossed with a Blue Plymouth rock and a Barred Plymouth Rock, so they do not breed true
- They are sex-linked, which means that the gender can be determined shortly after hatching by their feather color
- Excellent free-rangers and egg layers: laying a whopping 290+ eggs a year!
-Cold hardy birds with incredibly calm temperaments

02/18/2022

Chick of the Week: 'Pot Pie'
Pot Pie is our only silkie hen and her fluffy feathers make me wanna just snuggle her up. She has the typical gentle-natured personality that makes them great pets, especially for kids. Their feathers are perhaps the most noticeable characteristic of the Silkie, being soft and fluffy and more like fur, because they lack the barbs necessary to make normal feathers and as a result can't fly and aren't waterproof. This makes the feathers wonderfully soft and fluffy and helps give these delightful little birds their unique appearance. Silkies are in the bantam category because they are smaller in size than regular hens and lay very small cream-colored eggs.

Fun Facts:
-Silkies come in various colors, including black, blue, buff, gray and partridge
-They are one of, if not the oldest known domesticated breeds of chicken
-Can live 8-9 years
-Silkies have extra toes, a genetic condition called polydactylly. Chickens normally have four toes although a few breeds have five, Silkies among them
-They have black skin, along with black muscles and bones, and dark beaks, combs, and wattles and turquoise earlobes!
-Their black meat is prized in the East as a delicacy

02/10/2022

Chick of the Week: "Molepecker" aka 'Freckles'
Molepecker got her name because she always had an annoying habit of pecking at your moles and freckles. She still tries to do it and sometimes gets a little carried away and will make your skin sore, so the kids gave her this fitting name. She is a Golden-laced Wyandotte who's more of a free spirit and doesn't really enjoy being picked up or held...they are quite independent as a breed, dual purpose birds and lay light brown eggs longer than many other breeds do.

Did You Know:
-The Wyandotte is one of America’s most iconic breeds.
-Hardy, no nonsense breed that is very self sufficient.
-Wyandottes come in many varieties.
-First bred in the late 1880s and with a little refinement here and there have remained fairly unchanged since.

02/04/2022

Chick of the Week: 'Ocean'
Ocean is our beautiful Columbian Wyandotte. She's a little flighty compared to some of our other hens, but still a good girl, though she's not as thrilled at being held and cuddled. She lays brown eggs. Her unique coloring really makes her stand out from the rest of the flock.

Did You Know?:
- This breed got its name because the variety was first exhibited at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893
- It's said to have originated from crossing a White Wyandotte with a Barred Plymouth Rock
- Unlike its laced counterparts, they are mostly solid white with a distinguished “collar” of black feathers adorning its neck and black tail-feathers poking out amongst the white
- They have yellow skin and feet
- These birds also come in fun size! (bantam)

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Hildebrand Lock And Dam Road
Morgantown, WV
26501

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+13049750422

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