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Milk House Hens Self serve farm fresh eggs, seasonal produce, available on a first come first serve basis.

04/09/2026

Milk House Hens is getting excited for gardening season in Minnesota. With any luck these little plant starts will make some yummy produce for the farm stand during harvest!

04/06/2026

How does Milk House Hens keep the egg stand running all winter long?

There are big white round bales placed around the egg stand in the winter to help block the wind and cold. These will come down sometime soon… but for now the stand is tucked behind these giant marshmallow shaped bales. I have a mini fridge in the small insulated egg stand to keep the eggs cold, but during the winter I run a heater inside the stand to keep the eggs from freezing.

Chickens don’t always lay… they take a break (molt) in colder months, but usually they don’t all molt at the same time. Egg production slows though and I have fewer eggs to sell during the coldest months.

I do have a customer run flip sign on the door (flip to sold out if buying the last dozen), so hopefully you can know if the eggs are gone before getting out of your car… however the wind sometimes turns the sign!

Thank you to my loyal customers that keep coming back even when the stand stood empty some of the past winter when there were not as many eggs available for sale.

How do we keep the egg stand running all winter long: There are big white round bales placed around the egg stand in the...
04/06/2026

How do we keep the egg stand running all winter long: There are big white round bales placed around the egg stand in the winter to help block the wind and cold. These will come down sometime soon… but for now the stand is tucked behind these giant marshmallow shaped bales. I have a mini fridge in the small insulated egg stand to keep the eggs cold, but during the winter I run a heater inside the stand to keep the eggs from freezing.

Chickens don’t always lay… they take a break (molt) in colder months, but usually they don’t all molt at the same time. Egg production slows though and I have fewer eggs to sell during the coldest months.

I do have a customer run flip sign on the door (flip to sold out of buying the last dozen), so hopefully you can know if the eggs are gone before getting out of your car… however the wind sometimes turns the sign!

Thank you to my loyal customers that keep coming back even when the stand stood empty some of the past winter when there were not as many eggs available for sale.

Since tomorrow is Easter, I thought I would share the best way I have found so far to hard boil farm fresh eggs:(Not my ...
04/05/2026

Since tomorrow is Easter, I thought I would share the best way I have found so far to hard boil farm fresh eggs:

(Not my original idea, but I have done it twice this past week and it worked very well as long as I didn’t crack the eggs when adding them to the water!)

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil

2. Once at a rapid boil, gently add eggs to the water and boil for 10 minutes (I used a big plastic slotted spoon to add them 1-2 at a time gently)

3. Remove from boiling water and set in a big bowl for 5 minutes

4. Cover eggs with ice (use a lot, enough to totally cover the eggs) and then add enough water to cover the eggs and let sit for 10 minutes in the ice.

5. Peel promptly.

See my results in the photos.
(The eggs I used were laid within hours of boiling)

Working girls
04/05/2026

Working girls

A little look back at the past year:
04/04/2026

A little look back at the past year:

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