List of Egg Farms in Illinois

Looking for egg farms in Illinois?

From small local family-run businesses to large wholesale suppliers, I’ve put together a list of some of the best egg farms in the state of Illinois to help you out.

It’s estimated that there are around 3.4 million laying hens working on egg farms across Illinois, that’s a lot of hens!

Each laying hen produces around 300 eggs a year, so that’s more than 1 billion eggs being produced in Illinois every year.

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Egg Farm	Location	Phone	Website
Pearl Valley Eggs	Pearl City, IL	815-242-7650	pearlvalleyeggs.com
Harrison's Poultry	Glenview, IL	847-724-0132	harrisonspoultryfarm.com
Gaumer Family Farms	Sterling, IL	815-499-0355	gaumerfamilyfarms.com
Grandma's Farm Fresh Eggs	Prairie Sugar Grove, IL	630-466-4616	Facebook Page
Little Farm on the Prairie	Morris, IL	815-260-6569	littlefarmontheprairie.com
Fairfield Specialty Eggs	Deer Grove, IL	815-379-2867	NA
Ed & Judie's Self-Service Egg Farm	Aurora, IL	630-907-0775	ed-egg-farm.edan.io
Germantown Egg Farm	Germantown, IL	618-523-4261	germantownegg.com

Pearl Valley Eggs

Address - Pearl City, IL 61062

Phone - 815-242-7650

Contact - NA

Website - https://www.pearlvalleyeggs.com/

Pearl Valley Eggs have been producing and supplying eggs nationwide for more than 25 years.

They operate using sustainable farming practices and humane hen care and use advanced technologies and monitoring systems to regulate the welfare of their chickens.

Harrison's Poultry

Address - Glenview, Il. 60025

Phone - 847-724-0132

Contact - [email protected]

Website - https://www.harrisonspoultryfarm.com/

Harrison's has been supplying businesses across Chicago’s North Shore the finest poultry and eggs since 1893.

If you browse their online store you’ll see a long list of poultry-related products, not just eggs.

Gaumer Family Farms

Address - Sterling, IL 61081

Phone - 815-499-0355

Contact - [email protected]

Website - http://gaumerfamilyfarms.com/

Gaumer Family Farms describes themselves as “A small hobby farm focused on raising natural, healthy alternatives to commercially farmed poultry.”

If you want to support a local business and buy eggs from chickens that have the space and freedom to roam and graze all day, check out Gaumer.

Grandma's Farm Fresh Eggs

Address - Prairie Sugar Grove, IL

Phone - 630-466-4616

Contact - NA

Website - Facebook Page

Grandma's Farm Fresh Eggs is a small family farm selling eggs direct to the public and at local farmer’s markets.

Little Farm on the Prairie

Address - Morris, IL, 60450

Phone - 815-260-6569

Contact - NA

Website - https://littlefarmontheprairie.com/

Little Farm on the Prairie says they have the “World's happiest chickens”, quite the claim!

Their hens are beyond cage-free, which means they are enjoying the outdoors all day. As we know, this means their eggs are going to taste awesome.

Fairfield Specialty Eggs, Inc

Address - Deer Grove, IL 61243

Phone - 815-379-2867

Contact - NA

Website - NA

Ed & Judie's Self-Service Egg Farm

Address - Aurora, IL

Phone - 630-907-0775

Contact - NA

Website - http://ed-egg-farm.edan.io/

Germantown Egg Farm

Address - Germantown, IL

Phone - 618-523-4261

Contact - NA

Website - http://www.germantownegg.com/

Can I Sell My Chickens’ Eggs in Illinois?

If you’re interested in egg farming because you want to start your own egg-selling business, it’s a great business model.

From selling a few leftover eggs from your backyard flock to starting a larger-scale egg business, it can be a rewarding and profitable venture.

The best advice I can give you is to reach out to the Illinois Department of Agriculture or start reading their guidelines here on selling eggs.

You will likely need a license, although it depends on what type of business you’re operating.

There are also strict rules to follow in regard to how you package and label your eggs. You want to get off on the right foot, so research first!

Not All Eggs Are Equal

If you enjoy eggs and you’ve tried eggs from several farms, you’ll be well aware there can be a huge difference in the taste and quality.

This isn’t to do with the breed of the hen that laid the egg, it’s to do with how the hens are being treated.

You should always look for eggs that are labeled as ‘free range’ or ‘cage free’ as a starting point.

Caged or battery hens are generally kept in dire conditions. Not only is it cruel and inhumane to keep hens caged up all day, but the result is also eggs lacking in taste and nutritional content.

Ideally, hens should have space to roam free-range, be able to graze on bugs and insects and be fed a high-quality organic feed.

In addition to this, they should have excellent living conditions and a high standard of care.

Happy chickens are healthy chickens, and healthy chickens lay the best eggs. It’s really as simple as that.