Our Eggs
Our Farm-Fresh “Eiggs”
Free-range eggs from our flock on Eigg Road — colourful shells, honest food, and hens that live outside.
Free-range on Eigg Road
At Diraddo Farm, our hens free-range on our farm along Eigg Road in Alexandria, Ontario. They enjoy fresh air, sunshine, and room to forage — the way chickens should live.
Every dozen is farm-fresh: collected regularly, cleaned with care, and offered at our roadside stand and by request when available. You’ll often find a rainbow in the carton — blue, olive, brown, and deep dark brown shells — all from the same happy flock.
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Photo gallery
Snapshots of the flock, colourful eggs, and life on Eigg Road. Real photos will replace these placeholders.
Egg facts
Shell colour ≠ yolk
Blue, olive, brown, or dark brown shells don’t change the nutrition. Yolk colour comes from what the hens eat — fresh forage and varied feed often mean richer, deeper yolks.
Farm-fresh timing
Eggs from the farm are typically much fresher than long-shipped store eggs. A fresh egg stands up taller when cracked and has a firm white.
Bloom intact
Unwashed eggs keep a natural protective coating (the “bloom”). We handle eggs carefully so they stay clean and safe for you to take home.
Tips
- Room-temperature eggs whip and bake more evenly; take them out of the fridge 20–30 minutes ahead.
- Enjoy the mix of colours on the brunch plate — they’re as pretty as they are tasty.
Storage
- Keep eggs refrigerated in their carton; the carton slows moisture loss and blocks fridge odours.
- Don’t wash eggs until you’re ready to use them; washing removes the natural bloom.
- Best quality is within a few weeks; properly refrigerated eggs remain safe longer.
Genetics: how we get all the colours
Shell colour is genetic. Brown layers deposit pigment on a white shell as the egg forms; blue-egg layers produce a blue base colour throughout the shell. Cross a blue-egg hen with a brown-egg rooster (or the reverse) and you can get olive eggs — blue base plus brown overlay. Dark brown “chocolate” shells come from breeds with strong brown pigment, such as Marans-type lines.
By keeping a mixed flock — classic dual-purpose birds alongside blue-egg and dark-egg genetics — our cartons naturally show blue, olive, brown, and dark brown eggs without dyeing or sorting tricks. What you see is what the hens laid.
Blue
Blue base shell genetics (e.g. Azure-type layers)
Olive
Blue base + brown overlay from mixed breeding
Brown
Classic brown pigment on white base
Dark brown
Heavy brown pigment — rich “chocolate” shells
Breeds in our flock
A few of the breeds that help us produce reliable eggs and those beautiful shell colours:
Orpingtons
Gentle dual-purpose birds known for solid brown eggs and a calm temperament — wonderful flock members.
Wyandottes
Hardy, cold-tolerant layers with lovely plumage patterns; they contribute steady brown-egg production.
Noirans
Dark-egg genetics that help deepen shell colour toward those rich brown and chocolate tones.
Barred Rock
Classic “barred” plumage and dependable laying — a farm staple for brown eggs and friendly personalities.
Azure
Blue-egg layers that bring those sky-coloured shells to the nest boxes — key to our mixed-colour cartons.
Pick up a dozen
Look for farm-fresh eggs at our roadside stand when the flock is laying well, or check products for current availability.