I can remember strolling past a few chicken and egg packages marked as pasture-raised, wondering what that meant, and ...

Handsome Brook Farms issued a voluntary recall on organic pasture-raised eggs distributed to Costco and sold under the Kirkland label.

Pasture raised. Cage free. Factory farm. What does it all mean? Author Lisa Steele of Maine detailed some of the myths surrounding eggs and what not to do at the grocery store.

On open-pasture farms around the country, egg-laying hens seem to have it made: an open door offers access into fresh air beyond. But ultimately, “access to pasture” means just that—the barn ...

So, if buying eggs from healthier hens who were raised in more humane conditions is important to you, choose pasture raised, but be prepared to pay more - well over $5 per dozen.

The eggs from pasture-raised chickens have less cholesterol and more nutrients, Steele said, because of their healthier, more varied diets. Yolks are not the only thing that come in different colors.

Whether folks are looking for multicolored eggs, fertile eggs, chicks or something else, customers can get exactly what they want.

“Hens with access to fresh grass and pasture tend to produce eggs with more vibrant yolk colors,” Che said, adding that these hens get sources of protein from bugs, as well as carotenoids and ...