Start your day off right with a Baker Bayou breakfast!

Feel confident, happy, and healthy knowing you’re feeding your family the healthiest eggs!

Baker Bayou hens are 100% pasture raised, free to forage for native wild edibles and yummy bugs on our biodiverse Louisiana pastures.  

All the nutrients the hens naturally absorb are passed along to you in the form of our truly pastured eggs.

Eggs from pastured hens are more nutritious than the conventional eggs you might find at the supermarket. 

They are higher in vitamin A, E, and omega-3s, as well as lower in cholesterol and saturated fat. 

All that nutrition can be seen with your own eyes in the beautiful orange yolks of our eggs!

Our eggs are beyond the organic label!

We practice regenerative agriculture, humane treatment of animals, and focus on optimizing soil health.

How to store chicken eggs?

Are your eggs washed or unwashed?

Baker Bayou eggs are “appropriately washed.” 

That means we only very lightly wash the ones that need it.

Is the bloom intact?

The bloom is very delicate and because we do wash our eggs we cannot guarantee the bloom is intact.

Can your eggs be kept at room temperature or do they need to be refrigerated?

Our eggs are washed and therefore need to be refrigerated.

How old are the eggs when I receive them?

Our eggs are no more than a week from the time they are laid to the time the customer receives them. 

When stored correctly chickens eggs can last a very long time!

Here are some egg storage tips:

• Keep eggs cool in the refrigerator. 
• Safely store freshly laid eggs in the refrigerator for three months or six weeks past the sell by date.. 
• Store eggs in a carton or sealed container to prevent eggs from being contaminated with other smells or tastes from the fridge like garlic, onion, or fish...yuck! 
• Eggs can be cracked, separated, and stored in the freezer safely for as long as a year.

If you have lost track of how long your eggs have been in the refrigerator, do an egg freshness test:

Fll a medium-sized bowl with water, place the egg in the water, and see if it sinks or floats. 

• If the egg floats, it is no longer good to eat.
• If the egg sinks and lies horizontally on its side, it is perfectly good to eat.
• If it sinks but remains straight up, it is about three months old and should be eaten very soon.

Why? You ask.

Freshly laid eggs do not have an air bubble inside. As the egg cools, a bubble forms between the inner membrane and the shell, usually on the wide end of the egg. 

Eggshells are porous, and over time, the yolk absorbs liquid from the albumen and moisture and gas escape through the pores in the shell. This causes the air bubble to grow, and the air bubble is what makes an old egg float.