Are Darker Yolks Healthier?

"I can tell these eggs are nutritious because the yolks are bright orange."

That's something we hear from spring to fall when our hens eat plants full of carotenoids (natural pigments). Their in-season diet results in attractive orange yolks.

But yolk colour doesn't actually point to vitamin and mineral content. Just like how we eat in-season produce, our hens also forage for different plants and bugs depending on the season. In the winter, that means hardier things without as much carotenoid content. Their diets are still healthy, natural, and nourishing, but their food doesn't contain as many carotenoids in the darker months - resulting in lighter yolks.

Conventional farms add carotenoids to darken the yolks

It's easy to add carotenoids to feed. Free run and free range hens have uniform yolk colour all year round because their feed stays the same. And feed companies know that customers associate dark yolks with nutrient content.

Our yolks change with the seasons because hens choose their own food

You may notice our eggs getting darker in summer and lighter in winter, and that's as it should be and totally natural. Our eggs are the result of hens eating a biodiverse, foraged diet of what's in season, and that changes the eggs seasonally too. We believe that the nutritional quality of their diet still results in nutritious eggs no matter the hue.