What is “Pastured Poultry?”

The most common question we get is: “Are your chickens free range?” And it surprises most when we emphatically say No! So what’s the difference? Once our birds are large enough to come out of the warmth of the brooder, we move them every day on to fresh pasture, where they forage in our natural healthy pasture.

This also keeps them very clean. No antibiotics or hormones used. We do use mineral supplements, seaweed, and probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus) in their feed. The birds are processed here at the farm. The advantages are numerous:

Cleanliness: we don't share processing facilities with unknown birds with unknown maladies. We are the owners/eaters of our meat, we care.

Low stress and humane processing: our birds don't get transported off the farm in stressful conditions, they are dispatched in small numbers with the most humane practices known. We have an amazing crew, who cares for the animals and are proud of what we produce.

Freshness: our customers pick-up their birds within a few hours of processing.

All of the above make for a superb eating experience. These are the finest chicken anywhere. Customers are raving about how it’s the best chicken they've ever had!

To learn more about why we choose pastured poultry, visit American Pastured Poultry Producers Association at https://apppa.org/Consumers.

We use the same philosophy for raising our pigs as well. Pasture to root up, along with GMO-free grain and our neighbor’s fresh whey, make for happy pigs!