Regular purchase | Free-range fertilized eggs raised through resource recycling in Nishiawakura Village, Okayama

Tenten eggs are fertilized free-range eggs raised in a newly built chicken coop on reclaimed farmland in the Tomosaka settlement of Nishiawakura Village, located in the northeastern part of Okayama Prefecture. The chickens are fed a homemade fermented feed made primarily from local unused resources such as rice, barley, and vegetables, and are allowed to roam freely and energetically within the coop, rather than being confined in cages, alongside male chickens. These fertilized eggs have a clean taste and a deliciousness that you won't tire of, even if you eat them every day.

[A circular local community starting with poultry farming]

Our base is a small mountain village of about 20 households and 40 people, where we raise healthy chickens amidst the changing seasons of the satoyama, with clear air, pristine headwaters, and deep snow.

Weeds from mowing, irregular rice, vegetables, and other previously unused resources become chicken feed, and the chicken droppings become fertilizer for crops in the fields. We practice a circular local community where unused local resources are recycled, starting with free-range poultry farming.

[Low-density free-range poultry farming]

We practice low-density free-range farming that respects the natural ecology of chickens, allowing them to bask in the sun, run around and dust bathe, and sleep on perches at night. By running around freely, chickens build up their physical strength and grow into healthy bodies that are resistant to disease.

Each flock is set to a small size of 200 chickens, with a standard of 2 chickens per 1㎡, which is about 5 times the space of typical free-range farming. This allows us to keep a close eye on each chicken and monitor their health.

[Domestically produced homemade fermented feed]

We do not give our chickens commercially available compound feeds, colorants to darken the yolk color, or additives such as feed preservatives or flavorings. We use locally produced rice and barley as the main ingredients, along with okara (soy pulp), rice bran, vegetable scraps, and weeds from mowing, to create our own custom-blended and fermented feed.

We want to be producers who can clearly explain to our customers "what our chickens eat."

[Purebred Japanese chicken "Goto Momiji"]

The "Goto Momiji" that we raise is a breed that has been bred and improved to suit the Japanese climate, and is one of the purebred Japanese chicken breeds that account for only 4% of the domestic market.

Since we primarily feed them our homemade feed, along with plenty of natural green grass and vegetable scraps, the yolk color is "lemon yellow" rather than "dark orange." It has a light taste, but is rich in aroma and gentle umami, a deliciousness that you won't tire of even if you eat it every day.

Please enjoy the changing flavor and yolk color of the eggs, which vary depending on the season, feed content, and the chickens' preferences and health conditions, all thanks to an environment close to their natural ecology.

About the eggs
・The yolk color is lemon yellow. The color may vary slightly as the feed content and ratio are adjusted seasonally.
・While the breeding environment allows for natural mating with a ratio of 5 or more males per 100 females, the fertilization rate is not 100%.

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