Hi there, 

I'm Jason Stevens, and I run Stevens Family Ranch here in El Dorado County. While I invite you to check out my website and see what my little operation is all about, I bet you're here to learn about my awesome pastured rainbow eggs, so let's dive in! 

These eggs come from my pastured batch of layer hens who just came into lay in February 2025, and I'll have successive waves of layers coming on line through May or June. These birds are pastured in the deep grass of my property, and are free-range in the best sense of the term - outdoors, getting fresh air and sunlight and clean water. 

I feed them premium Bar-ALE non-GMO layer feed, which means they are never exposed to petrochemicals or pesticides, and their feed is both corn and soy-free. Plus, of course, they get everything they find in the pasture like grass, seeds, bugs, and whatever little critters may catch the attention of the girls. 

I know bird flu is becoming a big issue for lots of folks, and it's driving the cost of eggs up everywhere. I have a theory - having been in the pastured poultry business since 2018, I've learned a thing or two about raising animals in a "regenerative" manner. We used to call this "permaculture", now it's "regenerative"; the idea is the same: putting animals and systems together to mutually strengthen each other, and thereby obviating the need for artificial human, energy, and chemical supports, all in service of building strong resilient soil. 

Here's why this matters in regards to bird flu - so far the bulk of the problems with bird flu have been in the CAFO systems; which in brief pack as many birds as possible into a small space and make them pop out eggs like machines, with an eye always towards efficiency and profit. 

Well, as you may be able to guess, these systems are built on being able to keep these poor chickens alive through drugs and antibiotics and artificial means, because their own immune systems are so constantly bombarded with stress through overcrowding, living in a constant fog of fecal dust, and never getting a chance to live like a chicken should. 

So, these systems are very vulnerable to disturbances - they are "house of cards" style operations - one strong stressor and it all comes tumbling down.

Enter bird flu....

Now, if you've followed me to this point, you may intuit what I'm talking about: if you could raise chickens in a natural way, outdoors with plenty of space, fresh air, clean water, good food and green grass, you'd have healthy birds with healthy immune systems who.... (drum roll).. have the ability to fight off pathogens that may be out there in nature (like bird flu). 

As I say, this is my theory as to why I haven't had a problem with bird flu yet. And if you look at the numbers, 99.9%+ of the chicken losses have been from these big concentration camp operations, so I like to think I'm on to something... 

I may yet be proven wrong, but there's an incredible argument here for raising animals the right way. 

Best of all, you can get them for about the same amount of money as the big box egg producers sell their eggs for. 

I'm asking $8 per dozen for my eggs. 

I've had people tell me the pastured, organic eggs from the store are upwards of $12 per dozen now. I'm sure I could charge more; I'd rather move them all at a fair price. I'm sure the price will eventually come back down, and I'll change too when it does, but in the meantime I think this is a pretty fair price for a vastly superior product to the eggs from the store. 

These are laid within the week, if not yesterday, and may be fertile as well if that's a thing you want. I have three roosters keeping tabs on the ladies and I often catch them doin' the deed so they very well may be fertile.  I've never tried hatching them but I bet you could with some success. 

Plus, the eggs are delicious, bright orange yolks and clear beautiful whites, and of course the bouquet of rainbow eggs is itself a thing of beauty. I'm partial to the Tiffany blue ones, myself, but also love the cream/ off-white eggs I get from one of the hens. Not white; off-white. Quite beautiful in the whole array of colors. 

So if you'd like to get one dozen - or ten - please sign up below. Generally pickups will be at your convenience during the weekend, but if push comes to shove you can pick them up some other time too.  

So please fill out the form below, and, worst-case, I'll have eggs for you in the upcoming weekend. Best-case I'll get back to you sooner with pickup instructions and you can come pick them up before the weekend. 

Plus, when you pick them up you'll be able to give them your own stamp of approval; the hens are in the pasture on the left as you come up the hill! 

Thanks a lot for reading, I look forward to meeting you soon. 

Best, 

Jason

Thanks a lot for your order! Please feel free to contact me at the information below if you have any questions. Cheers, Jason