Regional History
Fun Facts
History of Egg Pool
Compliance
Quality
100

The year the Pennsylvania region joined the egg pool

2004

100

A brown egg has a smaller sized ______ than a white egg

Yolk

100

The year the CROPP egg pool first began

1993

100

This is who an egg pool member needs to contact to apply for a deviation from a standard

Farmer Hotline / Egg Pool staff 

100

The yolk color standard for Free Range

9 - 11

200

The number of states CROPP produces eggs in

5

200

Chickens do this to clean oil off of their feathers

Dust bathing

200

The minimum required flock size when the CROPP egg pool first began

200 Hens

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!

This is the number of certifications CROPP Egg Pool members currently need to have...

200

The yolk color standard for Pasture-Raised

11 - 13

300

The third highest producing region in CROPP Egg Pool

Farmers Henhouse

300

Estimated number of laying hens in the world

Around 8 billion

300

Number of birds in egg pool in 2024

431,000

300

The amount of Outdoor Access hours required in order to count as an Outdoor Access day

Half the daylight hours

300

The temperature range that eggs must be kept at

Between 34-45 degrees 

400

The Pennsylvania region's average yolk color in 2024 (as of July 23, 2024)

8

400

This state produces the most eggs in the U.S.

Iowa

400

The year the egg pool had the highest membership

2017

400

The number of SE vaccinations a flock must receive to be CA SEFS compliant

2 live and 1 killed SE vaccinations

400

The name of the nutritionist contracted through CROPP that all Egg Pool members can contact for flock questions

Kristjan Bregendahl

500

The name of the first processing plant we delivered eggs to

Reedsburg Egg

500

The current number of egg processing plants we use

6

500

The best-selling Egg Bite flavor

Feta & Chives

500

The number of 30-day egg code states

11 

500

The shelf life of ESL whites

90 days