Pastured Chicken

We raise Corish Cross chickens on Pasture. For the first two weeks they are carefully protected in a brooder area in the barn. This allows us to give the young, fragile birds optimal temperature and moisture conditions. Then we move them to portable pasture houses. These houses protect them from predators, such as foxes and hawks, and provide shade and shelter from wind and rain.

Twice daily, we move the chickens to a fresh spot on pasture. The chickens enjoy constant access to new weeds, seeds and insects, which make up about 30% of their diet. The pasture diet is a valuable source of vitamins and minerals necessary for strong immune systems, which is evidenced in their bright orange feet and red combs.

The rest of the chickens' diet is custom-mixed grain from a local mill. It consists of organically-grown corn, oats, and soybeans (all locally-grown) plus a balanced combination of natural minerals from Fertrell.

Our chickens thrive on a varied diet and a healthy environment.  Their meat is tender and flavorful, with yellow-tinted skin and fat due to the increased vitamin A content. Chicken for the CSA will be whole chickens (for the full and medium shares) or half chickens/pieces (for the small share).  At farmers market we have whole as well as cut up chicken available in boneless, skinless breasts, tenderloins, legs, and wings.