How it works:

6 months of eggs, April-September

As an egg share member, you will pay one fee up front and receive 20 full dozens of eggs April-September. We have allowed four-six weeks of leeway to compensate for any dropping off of laying (due to extreme heat, molting, random predation).  This will guarantee that you receive all the eggs you pay for, but perhaps not consecutively.  If the hens lay consistently, you will receive your 20 dozens consecutively for the first 20 weeks of the season.  If laying slows for any reason at any point during the season, you may skip a week or receive a half dozen two times.  Eggs will be available for pick up at Herricks Lane Farm on Fridays. *We are no longer bringing eggs to Golden Earthworm.

This flexibility worked well these past years, and we will continue it for 2024.  If you are going away, let us know and you don’t have to take your eggs that week. Your share will resume the following week (or whenever you return).  Please let us know as soon as you can if you will be unable to pick up your eggs/need to skip a week.  If you are having house guests or a party and know you’ll be needing extra eggs, let us know—if we have an extra dozen, you can use it early. If you live out here summer only, let us know and we’ll try our hardest to make sure you get your 20 dozens before you return to your winter residence.   After you’ve received all your eggs, as a member, you will have first dibs on available eggs through the holidays.  (This will be paid weekly.)   You can always reach us at [email protected], or 631-722-2293.

Dates: Fridays, April-September
Shares available for 2024:   5 total 
Cost:  Main Season Share--$200 (20 dozen eggs)

About our eggs:

Herricks Hens Eggs is a 5 family egg CSA supported by our truly free-range flock of heritage breed chickens, and run by our 13 year old daughter.

Our home flock consists of about 50 layers and a few roosters.  They are a mix of Buff Orpingtons, Black Copper Marans (chocolate brown eggs), Ameracauna (blue eggs), Black Australorps, Plymouth Barred Rocks, New Hampshire Reds, Cochins, Speckled Sussexes, Golden Laced Wyandottes, and Jersey Giants.  The flock is out all day, freely roaming our certified organic seven acre farm.  Even though the flock itself is not certified organic at this time (you cannot grandfather pre-existing livestock into your certification), the quality of the eggs our hens produce is unbeatable because of the quality of the life they lead on our farm.  Our chickens eat whatever suits their fancy, but they especially love bugs and kitchen scraps!  We feed them them a soy-free layer pellet, but much of their diet comes from foraging in fields and yard all day.  They have never been medicated for any reason.   Our hens spend every day being chickens.  They eat bugs, take dust baths, and lay us beautiful, delicious, nutritious eggs.