Dang! I guess Big Chicken really came after us huh?😅 Sorry about the stream 🙁 None of my troubleshooting seems to be working. We'll look to be back SOON another day!
We buy farm-raised or Happy farms. The happy farms eggs are the closest things I've found to farm- raised. The only difference is the density of the shell.
I really support the message about trying to get eggs and other food from local farms as much as possible, but what if you live in a food desert, as is very common in the Midwest where the nearest place to buy food of any kind is 30 minutes away and the nearest farm is much farther than that? My options are go to Meijer, go to Walmart, or go to the farmers market on Sunday at 7 AM and cross my fingers that I’d get the eggs before anyone else does and if I missed that the next nearest farmers market that is likely to have eggs is over an hour away by driving. is there any sort of decent middle ground where I can buy something from the grocery store that isn’t garbage? I currently buy Nellie's eggs as they taste the closest to the farm fresh eggs that I’ve had a few times from relatives who have better access to that, but I just don’t know how to find out if they are actually doing a good job or not. Vital farms, for all their flaws, at least had the guts to post a video of exactly what the farm looks like even if it’s not a good thing. Most farms are not gonna show you the truth like that.
Apples have always lasted long past their harvest time. Kept reasonably cool, they will last for many weeks. Root vegetables even longer. Strawberries might have been a better example.
This is manufactured viral outrage. Influencers focusing people on mechanistic theory rather than actual data. The dose makes the poison. Eggs typically have 1–2g linoleic acid. It is in fact an essential fatty acid. You need some to live… If you start consuming something like greater than 10% of your calories come from it, maybe be concerned then. But getting outraged over this company feeding chickens corn and soy is just masking real problems. You end up attacking a good company that actually combats true issues many factory farms have. Do not be gulled into being angry at a proposed villain unless you actually like helping the real villains get away with murder. All they need to do is point your anger at things that don't matter to achieve their goals. Do not fall for it.
Just curious why you didn’t edit for those faithful viewers (me) not on the live. This video turned into nothing because no subjects were complete. Bummer!
Your going to think this is funny. In the horse industry pasture boarding doesn't really mean your horse will have grass. I learned this when I went to tour a boarding facility and when the lady showed me the 'pasture' my horse would be in, it was a dry lot. She got really offended when I said it wasn't a pasture, as there was no grass. She said I needed to be a bit more aware and look for 'grass pasture'. I grew up on a dairy farm and the cows were on pasture rotation during the summer, so here I am being told I was an idot for expecting a grass pasture and before I arrived I was expecting the conversation to be about the plants in the pasture.
First, I love your work and how you present the data! The laws on eggs have been twisted for DECADES. There are well know documentaries from the 90s that showed how the egg industries are legally allowed to recycle eggs in a virtual endless cycle! There was a BIG marketing effort on/by Eggland Best showing how they stamp a date on the eggs themselves and asking why they were the only ones doing that. Just as you've shown, all the industry terms are legal baloney.
I thought vital farms allowed there chicken to free range. I just bought a pasture raised chicken and side eyed the fact li t said vegetarian fed….. i remember they used to put a little photo of a "chicken from their farm" and actual grazing should allow a chicken to have darker colored yolks. The requirements for pasture raised are seemingly very specific. The main difference i notice from eggs is the vital farms vs generic AA grade eggs from the store is the vital farms have a firmer egg consistency and the yolks membrane is thicker, the yolk itself is thicker, why that is i dont know, but its definitely the main reason i keep purchasing them
These videos of Vital Farms operations are stil WAY better than battery farms! I don't care about the pasture raised for increased quality of eggs, I care about it for the increased quality of life for the chicken. They definitely looked healthier. I prefer small farm eggs, but if I can't get those, I would take eggs from VF type set-up over the warehouse chickens.
My husband started buying Vital Farms eggs because of the supposed ethics, but ever since your video, I started looking around and found our store carries another “pasture raised” brand that’s $3 cheaper per dozen. It says it’s from Lancaster PA which is pretty local so at least it’s not being shipped from across the country right? I haven’t looked into this new brand so much. Fact is that unless there is truly a local farm with a grocery store business deal, everything you’re buying from a grocery store is from a factory where the bottom dollar is their priority. My husband and I actually do get farm fresh eggs from my mom but chickens don’t lay as much or at all in the winter, so we buy from the store in the winter. Sucks about your stream dying 😅
Appreciating you from York county Pennsylvania where I am blessed to have multiple homesteaders near me supplying the community with truly pastured eggs.
Sad. 😢 Vital Farms missed the whole spirit of these "pasture raised" labels. Start pushing for testing of the actual desired nutrition profile desired by the bug and grub diet.
I bought into the mission that Vital Farms originally presented and the farms I went to view in the early days were exactly what I wanted to support. I will tear them down not because they ‘got big’ or ‘found success’, but because they betrayed the very principles I was paying an exorbitant amount to support. I have a farmer’s market near me in the middle of the day on my most meeting-heavy workday, so getting there isn’t usually feasible. I now will not buy eggs from the store, dang it, so I need to figure that out….
Sorry I missed this live! I'm actually pretty passionate about this. Owning backyard chickens has taught me so much! How much better their eggs taste, and compassion for the sweet friendly creatures they are.
I posted on my Facebook a couple of years ago about the "vegetarian fed" chickens – I told people this sounds "good" but they're omnivores and a vegetarian fed diet is actually cruel.
You wouldn't believe how many of my friends and family didn't even know that!
These companies trick consumers so badly, and they treat their chickens so badly 😢
Would prefer a version where live chat is edited out; I am here for your opinions, not theirs, and they only slow down the process of digesting the information you are imparting.
I lived off grid in NW Montana with chickens, turkeys, ducks, goats, etc… Our chickens were 100% free range, eating dragon flies, horse flies and every other fat bug and worm they could scratch. Supplemented with a soy and canola free mix locally grown with a 21% protein content, and the yokes were beautiful. I cracked a couple of these eggs yesterday morning and immediately noticed that the yoke color was obviously an additive of dubious origin. I've been threatening to cruise the outskirts of town for a home pastured flock to buy from, and that was the straw that broke….
@NoLabCoatRequired
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Dang! I guess Big Chicken really came after us huh?😅 Sorry about the stream 🙁
None of my troubleshooting seems to be working. We'll look to be back SOON another day!
And happy valentine's day
https://www.youtube.com/live/1VAmTU-WV4k?si=mFO2O9_jfyh6Guag
@Gibby1775
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
We buy farm-raised or Happy farms. The happy farms eggs are the closest things I've found to farm- raised. The only difference is the density of the shell.
@neddypwnz
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I really support the message about trying to get eggs and other food from local farms as much as possible, but what if you live in a food desert, as is very common in the Midwest where the nearest place to buy food of any kind is 30 minutes away and the nearest farm is much farther than that? My options are go to Meijer, go to Walmart, or go to the farmers market on Sunday at 7 AM and cross my fingers that I’d get the eggs before anyone else does and if I missed that the next nearest farmers market that is likely to have eggs is over an hour away by driving. is there any sort of decent middle ground where I can buy something from the grocery store that isn’t garbage? I currently buy Nellie's eggs as they taste the closest to the farm fresh eggs that I’ve had a few times from relatives who have better access to that, but I just don’t know how to find out if they are actually doing a good job or not. Vital farms, for all their flaws, at least had the guts to post a video of exactly what the farm looks like even if it’s not a good thing. Most farms are not gonna show you the truth like that.
@ravelan-1
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Apples have always lasted long past their harvest time. Kept reasonably cool, they will last for many weeks. Root vegetables even longer. Strawberries might have been a better example.
@DigitalSteel
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
This is manufactured viral outrage. Influencers focusing people on mechanistic theory rather than actual data. The dose makes the poison. Eggs typically have 1–2g linoleic acid. It is in fact an essential fatty acid. You need some to live… If you start consuming something like greater than 10% of your calories come from it, maybe be concerned then. But getting outraged over this company feeding chickens corn and soy is just masking real problems. You end up attacking a good company that actually combats true issues many factory farms have. Do not be gulled into being angry at a proposed villain unless you actually like helping the real villains get away with murder. All they need to do is point your anger at things that don't matter to achieve their goals. Do not fall for it.
@helenault7452
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
You're a real beam of light, please keep on going this stuff!
@kayemoore
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Just curious why you didn’t edit for those faithful viewers (me) not on the live. This video turned into nothing because no subjects were complete. Bummer!
@tjellis195
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Your going to think this is funny. In the horse industry pasture boarding doesn't really mean your horse will have grass. I learned this when I went to tour a boarding facility and when the lady showed me the 'pasture' my horse would be in, it was a dry lot. She got really offended when I said it wasn't a pasture, as there was no grass. She said I needed to be a bit more aware and look for 'grass pasture'. I grew up on a dairy farm and the cows were on pasture rotation during the summer, so here I am being told I was an idot for expecting a grass pasture and before I arrived I was expecting the conversation to be about the plants in the pasture.
@MrMattDat
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
First, I love your work and how you present the data! The laws on eggs have been twisted for DECADES. There are well know documentaries from the 90s that showed how the egg industries are legally allowed to recycle eggs in a virtual endless cycle! There was a BIG marketing effort on/by Eggland Best showing how they stamp a date on the eggs themselves and asking why they were the only ones doing that. Just as you've shown, all the industry terms are legal baloney.
@GladysGrace001
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Every major consumer product in the U.S.A. is by design a Marketing scheme to simply Profit.
@justinmas299
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Buy local, grow herbs in the window, keep a few chickens no males needed, FUK BIG AG
@twinkiesnails8857
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I thought vital farms allowed there chicken to free range. I just bought a pasture raised chicken and side eyed the fact li t said vegetarian fed….. i remember they used to put a little photo of a "chicken from their farm" and actual grazing should allow a chicken to have darker colored yolks. The requirements for pasture raised are seemingly very specific. The main difference i notice from eggs is the vital farms vs generic AA grade eggs from the store is the vital farms have a firmer egg consistency and the yolks membrane is thicker, the yolk itself is thicker, why that is i dont know, but its definitely the main reason i keep purchasing them
@Gingerstiltskin
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
The G is hard. Guh. Ghee.
@Gingerstiltskin
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
we know the pufa, and we avoid the pufa. lol
@Gingerstiltskin
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
eggcellent. keep pecking at the truth.
@ceebee2858
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I am looking for references to Nellie's and Pete & Gerry's. What is known about them?
@SeanTheOne0514
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I'm glad I'm intolerant to eggs; One less thing to worry about.
@Sypherz
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
These videos of Vital Farms operations are stil WAY better than battery farms! I don't care about the pasture raised for increased quality of eggs, I care about it for the increased quality of life for the chicken. They definitely looked healthier. I prefer small farm eggs, but if I can't get those, I would take eggs from VF type set-up over the warehouse chickens.
@jonj9493
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Booo 🍅🍅 that zephzoid guy is pushing a paywalled app…very misleading
@TheRugghead
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Too bad all the environmentalist regulations shut down all the smaller mom and pop egg farms 30 years ago… allowed these mega farms to take over
@TheRugghead
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I've tried every brand of egg in the store. Vital looked, cooked, and tasted the best… some of the other brands are wierd
@crushworthyxo
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
My husband started buying Vital Farms eggs because of the supposed ethics, but ever since your video, I started looking around and found our store carries another “pasture raised” brand that’s $3 cheaper per dozen. It says it’s from Lancaster PA which is pretty local so at least it’s not being shipped from across the country right? I haven’t looked into this new brand so much. Fact is that unless there is truly a local farm with a grocery store business deal, everything you’re buying from a grocery store is from a factory where the bottom dollar is their priority. My husband and I actually do get farm fresh eggs from my mom but chickens don’t lay as much or at all in the winter, so we buy from the store in the winter. Sucks about your stream dying 😅
@commonlaw5400
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Appreciating you from York county Pennsylvania where I am blessed to have multiple homesteaders near me supplying the community with truly pastured eggs.
@MarcDunivan
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Sad. 😢 Vital Farms missed the whole spirit of these "pasture raised" labels. Start pushing for testing of the actual desired nutrition profile desired by the bug and grub diet.
@RTA138
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
My guy has chicken on his brain so much he’s saying things like “hip-cock” 😂
@windstorminator
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Love your investigation, really opened my mind on this egg color "corruption"
@dravonwalker2352
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I bought into the mission that Vital Farms originally presented and the farms I went to view in the early days were exactly what I wanted to support. I will tear them down not because they ‘got big’ or ‘found success’, but because they betrayed the very principles I was paying an exorbitant amount to support. I have a farmer’s market near me in the middle of the day on my most meeting-heavy workday, so getting there isn’t usually feasible. I now will not buy eggs from the store, dang it, so I need to figure that out….
@NeurodiverJENNt
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Sorry I missed this live! I'm actually pretty passionate about this. Owning backyard chickens has taught me so much! How much better their eggs taste, and compassion for the sweet friendly creatures they are.
I posted on my Facebook a couple of years ago about the "vegetarian fed" chickens – I told people this sounds "good" but they're omnivores and a vegetarian fed diet is actually cruel.
You wouldn't believe how many of my friends and family didn't even know that!
These companies trick consumers so badly, and they treat their chickens so badly 😢
@PopstarPhoto
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
The real issue was in convincing people there was a problem with your eggs in the first place
@ORMONDROPON
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Would prefer a version where live chat is edited out; I am here for your opinions, not theirs, and they only slow down the process of digesting the information you are imparting.
@AH-yu2pi
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
To anyone who can read: Be good to your body. It's the last one you're likely to have.
@theecentralscrutinizer9978
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
I lived off grid in NW Montana with chickens, turkeys, ducks, goats, etc…
Our chickens were 100% free range, eating dragon flies, horse flies and every other fat bug and worm they could scratch.
Supplemented with a soy and canola free mix locally grown with a 21% protein content, and the yokes were beautiful.
I cracked a couple of these eggs yesterday morning and immediately noticed that the yoke color was obviously an additive of dubious origin.
I've been threatening to cruise the outskirts of town for a home pastured flock to buy from, and that was the straw that broke….
@TheGoddamnBacon
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Yo, sorry the stream didn't quite pan out. Though as the old saying goes, you don't get flak if you're not over the right target!
@HectorxZavala
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Missed the live 😢 hopefully i can catch the next live
@user-yw9ys3dz7x
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Why don't these companies legit have pasture raised eggs. Maybe it takes more money to fake it then do it for real? lol
@Citizen_Cozy
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Thank you – I stopped ordering from them last month.
@Bee22y18
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
This is what trump should be making illegal with his “Make America healthy again”.
@Tracy-Inches
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Just wait until you find out what the Olympics are all about! 😉 Whoot
@Tracy-Inches
February 21, 2026 at 4:10 am
Thanks for sharing brother! Shalom
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