raising our chickens
We order our chicks from established, reputable hatcheries from around the country. They arrive to us within 48 hours of hatching, and are placed in a warm, welcoming brooder with plenty of fresh water and soy free organic chick starter feed. They stay there for about 2 weeks before they are moved to their outdoor pen.
Once they are ready for the pasture, they are placed in a moveable chicken “tractor” where they get a fresh patch of pasture to graze and rest on each day.
After 8 weeks, we humanely process, age, package and store them in our on site butcher facility.
We announce our process dates so you can place an order for fresh chicken. Once fresh chicken orders have been prepped, packaged, and delivered, any excess chicken is frozen. This frozen chicken is placed online for ordering at your convenience, and delivered locally AT NO CHARGE.
Currently our meat chicken program uses only cornish cross chickens, which are bred specifically for size, taste, fast growth, and broad breast for maximum meat. Our future plans include more heritage breed meat chickens as a way of increasing breed populations, and providing a more sustainable product.
