We currently maintain a flock of approximately 100 laying hens of various heritage breeds.  Our birds have free range of the farm from sun-up to sun-down, consuming their fill of forage plants, berries, seeds, insects and garden produce (sometimes without invitation).  When we do our final harvest of the garden in the fall, the ladies get an all-you-can-eat buffet of peppers and pumpkins which gives their yolks an almost red tint from the high concentration of health-promoting carotenoids.