Hi and thank you for taking a peek into my world. I wanted to introduce myself… but first a few interesting things about me:

I grew up on the Front Range of Colorado and lived in South Park. No, it’s not like the cartoon, except the foul language…. But the mountains are quite an amazing place to have learned about the world.


Studied at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa and was talked into a molecular biology and plant science degree. I owe much of my education to mentorship to Dr. Harry. The “Mr. Miyagi of Manoa”

I broke my back trying to take a keg of beer when I was 18 and was told I would never walk again. By some stroke of fate, today I am a certified ski instructor and compete in off-road triathlons.


In 2019, I started a nonprofit aquaponics farm with a clinical counselor to help at-risk youth learn how to farm. We’re still gaining traction yet the idea is to use Agriculture and STEM disciplines to give kids job skills and provide mental health mentorship.


I came into the chicken world when I dated a lady that bought some chickens and ducks, but didn't know how to build a coop. So, I built my first coop and became a chicken stepdad. A rooster named Rick later taught me about hatching. She named him after Rick from Rick and Morty.


We raised egg layers and meat birds. I got to do my first broilers on her neighbor's farm. I recall putting them in the cone and using my first plucker. I am glad that I haven't (yet) had to pluck by hand.


Then something “happened” that even I can’t believe…

While at the feed store one day, saying hello to the chicks like I always do, the clerk asked me, “So are you going to get any birds?” Without hesitation, I grabbed some pine shavings and got a brooding lamp. Of course, I went back for a lot more as time went on.

My co-founder, Ryan, tasked me to teach kids how to raise chickens and I began to develop our model. In truth, we turned my house into an urban farm and development center in order to test our ideas and grow our business.


As a new farmer, I was trying to figure out a new product by test marketing different crops. We had a few customers request microgreens and sprouts for a recent farmers market. As happens in Colorado, it was cold and the market was slow so I had some spent produce that went unsold.

Like any good farmer, I didn't let the old produce go to waste and fed it to my hens. They naturally ate it up!

Soon after, my patrons started telling me they loved my eggs because the yolks were so much better than store-bought eggs. They even had to crack some of them a couple of times.


I told the local Agronomist and we got a USDA award to teach farmers and ranchers how to sprout their feed for their chickens. The focus is first on flocks under 3000 birds.

The next step is conducting research to look at how hydroponics fodder affects egg quality. I have a theory that the fodder will give the eggs a higher omega fatty acid profile that allows farmers to command a higher price with "designer" eggs
I am also helping backyard and small-scale chicken farmers with advice and access to resources.


I have saved almost 50% of my feed costs and improved the health, happiness, and quality of my flock.

I want to share these benefits with others that want to have more control over their food.

Chickens deserve to eat wholesome feed that makes them happier and healthier
And…I love eggs!

The egg remains a food product of high nutritional quality, high digestibility, and affordable price, making the egg a basic food for adults and children.
Small poultry producers with laying hens rely upon grain-based feeds, feed mills, and the associated costs.


Where did your journey begin? Have you always been someone from the farm, or is it newer to you too?

Sean “egg farmer” Short
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