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Farm Fresh, Pasture Raised Chicken

First batch of chicks are here! We are excited to offer pasture raised chicken this season.

Pasture Raised Chicken for sale

We are raising pastured chickens this year. I personally can’t wait to eat these, and to offer them to you as well. I’m tired of buying chicken from the grocery store that taste like cardboard and is tough. Trust me, this is not due to cooking technique! My husband is a BBQ master who has been involved in competition BBQ. He knows how to cook a good chicken!

Happy chicks in the brooder

Our first batch of broiler chics arrived yesterday from Metzer Farms in California. They arrived safe and sound to our local post office, which was also great. I was a bit nervous about receiving the order due to a terrible past experience with the postal service. This was before we moved to a smaller agriculture area. I actually had avoided ordering from a hatchery since that time. Yesterday we had a great experience!

chick brooder

Joel Salatin style brooder and chicken tractor.

Andy has been in the shop working hard the last month or so, squeezing in an hour here or there when he can. Building an amazing chicken brooder and the first of the chicken tractors to get the season started. The chicks will spend the first three weeks happily in the brooder, safe, warm and happy. Plans for the brooder and the tractor were sourced from Joel Salatin’s book Polyface Designs.

chick starter from Redbridge Farms

Redbridge Farms feed

Sourcing quality feeds in our area can also be a challenge. Sourcing any livestock and farm supplies is honestly nearly impossible to find in our area. We live in what’s considered an “agricultural area” yet here that means orchard and not livestock. We happen to find Redbridge Farms on a YouTube video and they have been awesome to work with! The food is freshly ground and looks amazing, If I didn’t know better I might put it on my yogurt in the morning! It is both soy and corn free. None of those dried out crumbles that don’t resemble grains whatsoever. We are so excited to feed this food to both our laying hens and meat birds this year!

Pick Up Dates for Meat

We have three set dates for meat pick up for chicken and will be ending the season with Pasture Raised Turkeys in Late October. We are so excited to offer fresh, pasture raised meat on a smaller scale. It is often hard for families to purchase a half or quarter animal, such as beef and pork. It’s a big upfront expense and often the logistics of where to store it make it very difficult for people. Buying a few chickens at a time is much easier for many who want to eat better without the stress of where to store it.

I hope you will join us on this adventure, offering you a better choice in where your food comes from. These birds have fresh pasture daily and the best of soy and corn free grains to eat as well.

Number of birds available are limited to 50 for each date. They must be reserved and prepaid to save for you.

Pick up dates are-

Chicken-May 8th

Chicken-July 9th

Chicken-August 12th

Turkey- November 5th




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