Organic Egg
Eggs are highly nutritious and are often referred to as a "complete food"
because they provide a wide range of essential nutrients in a compact, affordable
package.
Eggs are rich in protein, healthy fats, and essential vitamins and minerals, and they provide numerous health benefits due to their nutrient density.
Organic eggs are often seen as a more ethical and environmentally friendly choice, and they are typically considered to be healthier due to the absence of synthetic chemicals and additives.
Chickens must have access to outdoor spaces.
This outdoor access helps ensure that the hens have opportunities to engage in natural behaviors like foraging and dust bathing.
Eggs are rich in protein, healthy fats, and essential vitamins and minerals, and they provide numerous health benefits due to their nutrient density.
Organic eggs are often seen as a more ethical and environmentally friendly choice, and they are typically considered to be healthier due to the absence of synthetic chemicals and additives.
Chickens must have access to outdoor spaces.
This outdoor access helps ensure that the hens have opportunities to engage in natural behaviors like foraging and dust bathing.
Our chickens have the ability to roam, peck at grass, dust bathe, and engage in other natural
behaviors. This keeps the chickens healthy and happy.Our eggs are considered a higher-quality, more sustainable, and more humane alternative to conventionally produced eggs. They are often more nutritious and tastier, and the hens that lay them are typically raised in better conditions compared to those on factory farms.
Organic feed, outdoor access, and humane conditions for the hens all contribute to the higher price. However, everyone feel the benefits in terms of animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and health make the extra cost worthwhile.
In our farm we offer a variety of benefits, including better nutrition, richer taste, and humane treatment of animals.
Improved Chicken Housing & Run
Expansion
DeHotti Farm recently completed a major remodeling and expansion of our chicken housing and outdoor run areas to provide a safer, healthier, and more comfortable environment for our flock.
Our updated setup includes several connected sections designed to support both protection and natural chicken behavior:
At DeHotti Farm, we continually invest in improving the quality of care and living conditions for our animals while maintaining a clean, functional, and sustainable farm environment.
DeHotti Farm recently completed a major remodeling and expansion of our chicken housing and outdoor run areas to provide a safer, healthier, and more comfortable environment for our flock.
Our updated setup includes several connected sections designed to support both protection and natural chicken behavior:
- Chicken Coop
The chicken coop serves as the primary shelter where the chickens roost and spend the night safely protected from weather and predators. The coop also includes 4 nesting boxes where hens comfortably lay their eggs. - Chicken Run Extension
The chicken run extension provides additional daytime space for the chickens to explore, scratch, and move around naturally while benefiting from fresh air and sunlight exposure throughout the day. - Main Chicken Run
The main chicken run measures approximately 8 feet by 16 feet with a height of 4 feet. The structure was redesigned with a gable-style roof that helps divert rainwater while also providing shade during warmer days. This improved design creates a more comfortable environment year-round and allows the chickens to remain active even during changing weather conditions.
At DeHotti Farm, we continually invest in improving the quality of care and living conditions for our animals while maintaining a clean, functional, and sustainable farm environment.
Gable Roof
A gable roof is one of the most common and practical roof designs for small farm structures, chicken coops, sheds, and barns. It consists of two sloping roof sections that meet at a central peak called the ridge, creating a triangular shape on both ends known as the gable ends.
The gable roof dimensions and design provide several important benefits:
- Improved rainwater drainage
- Better airflow and ventilation
- Increased shade during warm weather
- Additional interior height near the center
- Stronger structural stability compared to a flat roof
- Roof run (horizontal distance from the outer wall to the center): 4 feet
- Roof rise (the vertical height from the top of the wall to the ridge): 18 inches, creating a practical slope for rain runoff.
- Roof rafters (the angled structural boards that support the roof panels on both sides of the gable roof): approximately 6 feet including overhangs
Raising Our Chickens at DeHotti Farm
At DeHotti Farm, we carefully raise our chickens from a very young age to help ensure their health, comfort, and well-being throughout every stage of development.
Our chicks are purchased at approximately three days old from reputable and trusted suppliers to help ensure accurate breed selection and a high likelihood of female hens for egg production. During their early growth period, the chicks are housed in a protected brooder environment for approximately two months.
While in the brooder, they are provided with:
- Safe and temperature-controlled heating lamps
- Fresh clean water at all times
- High-quality starter feed formulated for young chicks
- A clean and carefully monitored environment
As they continue to grow, our chickens receive:
- High-quality nutritional feed
- Fresh water daily
- Chopped vegetables and supplemental treats
- Clean shelter and protected roosting areas
- Supervised free-range time around portions of the farm
Providing space, proper nutrition, sunlight, fresh air, and natural outdoor activity helps support healthier and happier chickens while contributing to the quality of the eggs produced at DeHotti Farm.