Cage Free Eggs

According to New Food Economy, most consumers aren’t fully aware of the differences between caged and cage-free chickens. Though the word “cage-free” has a sliding-scale meaning, to Chino Valley Ranchers it means one thing: humane treatment of our chickens.

Have you been looking for a new and yummy breakfast meal? Well look no further, because Chino Valley Ranchers is cooking up the perfect recipe – a delicious morning wrap!

With 2015 drawing to a close, the verdict is in: the egg is egg-cellent! To be more precise, the organic, cage free, humane harvest egg. With raised awareness about the horrors of factory farms, consumers have become more concerned about how and where their food products are sourced. Are vegetables and grain grown free of...

We have egg-cellent news on the egg front today! Several large, nation-wide restaurant chains have committed to transitioning to cage-free eggs by the year 2020. We are so egg-cited! The U.S. government defines cage-free, humane harvest eggs as chickens that have enough room to move around. Though they can still be confined to a cage,...

For years, eggs had a bad rap, a term defined as an “unjustified condemnation.” But recently, with more studies being conducted and more egg farmers turning to humane harvest eggs, our incredible, edible friend is a bright spot in the American diet. Compared to other nutrient-dense foods, cage-free eggs are a relatively cheap option for...

Sometimes when cage-free eggs are hard boiled, they’re eggs-tremely difficult to peel. Chunks and pieces of the egg white get stuck to the shell and are removed along with it, which is frustrating.

The recent bird flu outbreak has consumers talking about the dangers of factory-farmed poultry and eggs. It is estimated that over 48 million birds in 12 states either died or had to be euthanized. Luckily, as temperatures rose over the summer, the virus died off, but some experts predict that it might return with the...

At Chino Valley Ranchers, our number one priority is raising our hens humanely. That’s why we treat them with eggs-tra kindness, respect, and the most personalized care in the industry. We love seeing them relaxed, calm, and sunning themselves on bright, sunny days. We love that they get to do the things that chickens love...

Chino Valley Ranchers is a small, family-owned farm recognized as one of the best cage free egg producers around. We pride ourselves on our organic, cage-free eggs, the health of our laying hens, and the way we care for the environment. One of the steps we have taken to lessen our carbon footprint is to...

Caged hens got some support from actor Brad Pitt recently. The movie megastar, who has starred in films such as Seven, Moneyball, and Ocean’s 11, wrote a scathing letter to big-box warehouse store back in July, urging them to make good on their promise to do away with eggs that come from caged hens. Pitt’s...