Glaum Egg Ranch

Aptos, United States

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 831-688-3898
Website:
www.glaumeggranch.com
Address:
3100 Valencia Rd, Aptos, CA, 95003
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.2 miFreedom & Soquel southwestbound
1.2 miFreedom & Soquel northeastbound
1.8 miClubhouse & Los Altos
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Take-out
No
Accepts Credit Cards
No
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Aptos) 8:41 AM Thursday, June 26, 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

For over 80 years and three generations Glaum Egg Ranch has been committed to humane, sustainable and environmentally sound family farming practices. The number one goal of our ranch is to provide above-​standard conditions to protect the health and welfare of our chickens.

Our 28 acre ranch is nestled in the foothills of Santa Cruz County surrounded by healthy organic fields and cooled by the natural air-​conditioning from ocean breezes off Monterey Bay. We are a 100% CAGE FREE family farm. Our chickens, at anytime, have the luxury of roaming free, dust bathing, perching, nesting, eating and drinking. Our chickens drink fresh water daily from our own well and are fed vegetarian and natural organic diets without animal proteins, hormones or antibiotics.

We provide the freshest eggs available to Northern California grocery stores, restaurants and bakeries — typically delivered within 24 to 48 hours after laying.

History

Established in 1921.

The Glaum Egg Ranch heritage started back in the early 1920’s by John H. Glaum, in the small town or Alexandria, Nebraska. Soon his «Model Poultry Farm» won recognition for his innovative techniques and expertise in the poultry business.

In 1946 John and his wife Pearl, along with his youngest son Marvin, moved to California to be near the rest of his children who had moved out earlier. This is where the next generation of the Glaum Egg Ranch continued in 1953 in the small town of Live Oak (Santa Cruz County), California.

In 1953 Marvin Glaum met his future wife, Dorothy, while shopping for chicken feed at the local Farmer’s Co-​op, where Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper. Starting out with 1500 hens and rapidly feeling the need for expansion they added three more ranches leased nearby.

In 2004, Marvin Glaum passed away which left a huge void in the family, but a great legacy. In 2005, the Glaum Egg Ranch expanded its business into the Cage Free and Organic egg lines.

Meet the Business Owner

Doug G.

Business Owner

Doug Glaum is a committed third generation family farmer with experience in sustainable agriculture and customer service, guaranteeing every egg produced.

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20 reviews of Glaum Egg Ranch

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Place rating: 1
Scotts Valley, CA
I really wanted to like this place so much that I bought 78 eggs. (A family of 6 people go through eggs fast!). I drove straight home and cracked open an egg that turned out watery. I then tried one from each carton and still watery. I said nothing about it to my husband to see if he came to the same conclusion. My husband and I both agree that all the eggs were watery. I hoped this was random so I emailed the ranch to ask about it. I’ve received no reply. My advice to anyone is to try a dozen or 18 eggs before investing in so many.
Place rating: 5
Soquel, CA
Love this place! Great price on delicious, cage-​free eggs. We get a flat of 30 large white cage-​free eggs for $ 7.50 every couple of weeks. Friendly staff and beautiful location, well worth the trip!
Place rating: 5
Capitola, CA
What a great place to get eggs, which is what I do practically every other week for the last twelve years. It’s a nice short drive from Capitola and the service is tops. If I don’t make it during business hours, there’s always the singing chicken vending. I admit, I get my eggs and don’t stay for the show. (twelve years now) but many people do. Kids love it.
Today, I had the chance to sneak a peek inside the building where pallets of eggs ready for the vending machine. That was one clean building! Very impressive. When I make it there on Monday’s, Cecila is, for the most part, the one working. She’s always been nice to me and all customer’s that are sometimes in line in front of me. She’s got this nice attitude, straight in the eye look and knows what she’s doing. Hauling out dollies of eggs for some customers to even going somewhere in back to get more eggs. She’s always on the go with that professional customer service that a business owner as myself looks for in other businesses. Thank you Cecilia and Glaum for being there for us! And producing excellent tasting, clean cheap priced eggs! I will always keep on telling my customers about you!
Place rating: 5
Watsonville, CA
We have gotten our eggs from the vending machine for about 6 months now. We absolutely love it. I’d give it a 4.5÷5 stars if I could, but I’ll round it up.
A few things to know:
It used to be $ 4 for 22 eggs. (About $ 2.25 per dozen). I had an unpleasant surprise that as of last month, it was switched to $ 4 for 19 eggs. (About $ 2.50 a dozen) Still a good deal, but sad that they was no explanation. Wondering if the new laws had something to do with it, although I understand they are already cage free. While I rarely get a cracked egg, it still happens on occasion so now I guess it will be a bit more frustrating.
It’s a bummer they are not open on Sundays, as it would be perfect timing for my family. But oh well, it is not too far out of our way to go on another day.
Almost every time I have gone when nobody is there working, but the last time the window was open and unfortunately I did not find the employee very pleasant. I asked her a few questions but I got pretty snappy responses. Again, oh well. Not enough to affect my patronage.
Overall, I still prefer this place over going to a grocery store for eggs. They taste great and are very fresh.
Place rating: 4
Monterey, CA
We love coming and using the fun egg vending machine! We normally come on Sundays but for some reason last Sunday the gate was closed:(I checked the website and it said that the vending machine is open 7 days a week so not sure why it was closed. On that note I won’t be coming on Sundays anymore.
Place rating: 5
Aptos, CA
What’s not to like about being able to get fresh eggs from the source at a bargain price and if you use the vending machine you get the free chicken show when the window goes up and the mechanical chicks dance to the music! Kids love it and adults love it. The chicks are dressed depending on the season or holiday. If you eat eggs on a regular basis this is the place to get them if it’s not too far for you to go.
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I get both their eggs and compost delivered through Freshness Farms. Wonderful eggs and their chicken compost may be stinky when you first spread it but now my plants are out of this world happy. I haven’t seen my roses look like that in years!
Place rating: 4
Aptos, CA
Okay so you say why drive all the way out here for eggs? And you have a good point. But I have two words for you. Chicken Poop! Yep you heard me right, I head here to buy Chicken Poop. Big warm steaming bags of Chicken Poop to put in my composter. It is a great additive for gardening. Plus I can buys some eggs from their super cute farm stand.
Place rating: 5
Watsonville, CA
THE BEST place to find entertainment and nutrition. You HAVE to go see their egg dispenser. The staff are terrific. It’s eggselent !
Place rating: 3
Mountain View, CA
I like Glaum’s as a company, however I don’t see the point in going to the farm to buy the eggs. I went thinking that I’d get a better price than in stores, because of the elimination of a middle man, and buying a bulk, but I calculated it, and I paid the exact same price per egg. Kind of weird. Also you don’t get to see any chickens, which I was excited about.
Place rating: 4
Scotts Valley, CA
Huge, fresh eggs, wonderfully corny Chicken Show… what’s not to love?!
Place rating: 5
Santa Cruz, CA
OK. First off, the people are super nice. The chickens are waiting to dance in the CHICKEN SHOW! It is super cute for kids and adults. They change the clothes and decorations per the season. But lets talk eggs. They have the best EGGS ever. I love the flats at the window. The different varieties are sure to meet anyone’s budget.
I get a variety of sizes and types but no matter what I can guarantee I am getting the best tasting, freshest, and most healthy eggs in town or anywhere. Glaum has the best eggs and the shells are solid and thick. They are not flimsy and breakable like the store bought processed eggs. The Glaum eggs are simply incredible. I dont know if they have them running free outside and happy like we would prefer but I do know they are some good eggs! :)
Place rating: 4
Fremont, CA
First time to Glaum Egg Ranch on Fri 11÷25÷11. We got there late so I didn’t get to see the inside of the store, but their egg vendor aka Egg Vending Machine is open Daily 6am-​8pm!
There’s some parking in front of the one egg vending machine. Make sure the Curtain for the show is down before putting in the $ 3 Bills. No coins or Credit cards allowed for the machine so bring 3 crisp One Dollar Bills.
Show will start & eggs will slide out. Show is 2 minutes 13 seconds, so if you miss the beginning because of the eggs you can see it 2 more times! It’s cheesy & cute, you can also see it on You Tube.
Tip: Bring your own egg cartons. I saved 2 egg cartons because I wanted protection for my eggs. They only have an open flat for the 24 eggs.
They also sell organic compost. 1 bag (30lbs) $ 4; 10+ yards = $ 25 per yard; 1 – 9 yards=$ 30 per yard. Sign said they see free range organic eggs; cage free white eggs; & cage free brown eggs.
I saw the Happy Thanksgiving show on Fri 11÷25÷11 the day after Thanksgiving. They supposedly change it often.
I hope to visit at least once a year when I need 2 dozen eggs.
Store hrs:
Sunday-​Closed
M-​F 7:30−4; Sat 8 – 10:30am
Thanksgiving day — Closed
Christmas Eve 12/​24-​Closed
NYE 12⁄31 — Closed
Egg Vendor (egg vending machine)
Daily 6a-​8p
Place rating: 2
San Francisco, CA
Regardless of the titles and certifications, it’s easy to tell how the chickens live by simply LOOKING at and TASTING the eggs.
The Glaum eggs I purchased have light yellow yolks that break immediately when dropped in a bowl or pan. They must be better than eggs that are not labeled organic and free range, but…
Eggs I buy from a farm where the hens are really in a pasture all day, enjoying sunlight and eating grubs, worms, and bugs have deep golden yolks that stand up and are hard to break. They taste rich.
This simple test makes it immediately obvious how healthy and happy the birds really are. You will rarely find eggs like this at the grocery store – even if they are «organic», «free range», and «humanely raised».
Almost every brand of eggs at Whole Foods, for example, is some version of the Glaum story, including Whole Foods new in-​house brand, Vital Eggs. They are all from large farms and when the operations get to that size, obviously the birds conditions are compromised.
When Whole Foods does carry eggs that are really high quality and local, the people who know line up on delivery day and they sell out: Shelly’s Pasture Raised Eggs at the Walnut Creek, CA store and Soul Food Eggs at the Lafayette store, as two examples.
If you are looking for the real deal, it’s usually going to require work. You have to research and then encourage your grocery store to carry the eggs (or whatever other product) you find.
Place rating: 1
Watsonville, CA
My problem with the owner claiming their chickens are not debeaked is that no one, outside of the owners and workers, ever see their chickens. They are cage-​free, not pastured, so are in large buildings together.
Having worked with a local chicken rescue group I know FIRST HAND that Glaum Egg Ranch will not allow any of their chickens that are being culled (killed, because egg production has dropped off usually) to be rescued.
Their chickens never have a chance, even when they don’t want them anymore.
Place rating: 3
Adelphi, MD
We love the eggs from Glaum. Better prices that the supermarkets, and I wish they could make change, but maybe I’ll eventually remember to bring three ones. Last time I arrived at the same time as an employee and they graciously changed a $ 20 for me. Thanks, Glaum!
Place rating: 5
Santa Cruz, CA
There is something about dancing chickens and 24 eggs for $ 3 that makes me happy.
I babysit for an 18 month old who even does the little dance with them.
BOOCKKK BOCK BAGAAUK!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I loved it. Wacky as hell.
make sure you have 3 crisp one’s
Place rating: 3
Buckeye, AZ
Overall I was hoping for a much more «chicken» experience than I actually got. I have chickens in my back yard so a large part of the reason I went was to see how a larger operation does things, try to get some ideas. I did not see one live chicken there. I didn’t even see a picture of a live chicken. I didn’t even hear any clucking.
The vending machine is ok but the dancing chickens are pretty cheesy and the carton they give you doesn’t have a lid so the eggs are pretty precarious on the way home.
I ended up with three stars because it was only $ 3 for 24 eggs but tempered by the fact that there is no proof of any live chickens in the area.
Place rating: 5
Alameda, CA
Egg Vending Machine.
Egg vending machine with singing and dancing chickens. You heard me. Singing and dancing chickens.
I grew up just over the hill from the farm and I just learned about this amazement last fall. Pop three dollars in the slot and you get three dozen tasty beautiful eggs. When we went, someone popped their head out of the little store window to make sure we had crisp ones and then left us to our squeals of delight.