Fruit of the Coop

Fruit of the Coop is a 7-acre farm near the Big Sioux River just West of Brandon. After raising four backyard hens in a suburb of Washington, DC and relocating here in 2014, we now have a flock of 25 hens, 2 roosters and 4 chicks (in addition to our 2 horses, 4 cats and 1 dog). We produce brown and blue eggs from a variety of heritage chicken breeds including Brahmas, Delawares and Buckeyes. Our flock is divided into two separate but equal flocks, each led by a strong rooster. Black Belt is a young Black Ameraucana rooster, and he protects 8 hens and Sharon, a Royal Palm turkey hen. Our alpha rooster is Lucky. He is half Silver-laced Wyandotte and half Light Brahma and is part of a clutch of eggs that were hatched out and raised in the summer of 2015 by a broody hen. In addition to selling eggs from our own chickens, we source eggs from other small flocks within the Sioux Empire. All the chickens are pasture-raised on natural grains and forage, which gives the yolks of their eggs a deep golden color and strong shells. Our eggs can be purchased at Cherry Rock Farm and Glory Garden. We believe in bringing local food to Sioux Falls area establishments and helping to revitalize small and mid-level agriculture in rural economies and communities.