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Pastured poultry is a modern variation of the traditional way that poultry was raised before large scale confinement methods became prevalent.
The traditional part is that the birds are raised on pasture where they have a clean environment, grass and the occasional insect to supplement their diets, and plenty of space. The modern part has to do with the genetics of the bird in the case of broilers, and the electric fencing used for predator control.
We raise both broilers for meat and layers for eggs.
Our laying hens are mainly Production Reds and Black Sex Links with a few older Barred Rocks. They all lay large brown eggs and because of the way they are raised the yolks are a deep orange color and tend to hold together well when cooking. The Barred Rock eggs are lighter in color and not as large, but have the same nutritional value.
Our broilers are Cornish Cross (x White Rock) which is the same breed commonly raised for meat and what you find in the grocery store. Unlike what you find in the store however, we never feed antibiotics to our chickens.
The birds are raised in an open bottom pen out on the pasture. The pen is moved to a fresh spot of grass each day, which keeps the birds clean at the same time it fertilizes the pasture. The result is a clean wholesome bird you will be proud to feed to your family.
They are then processed right here on the farm. There is a short video (about 12 minutes) that shows our chicken processing. You probably want a broad band connection of some sort to run this. If your squeamish about how live chickens become food, you may want to pass on this as well.
To make arrangement to buy either eggs or meat, give Amy a call at 407-461-6491 or send email to: amyannw@earthlink.net
We do not sell broilers after they are processed. We raise live birds on contract.
Our next batch will be ready for processing around the middle to end of October 2014.
That means that for each batch of birds we raise, customers need to let us know how many they want and their preferences (big, small, giblets or no) well in advance of processing time.
We process our meat birds right here on the farm. We usually try to finish up in the morning, then have customers come in the afternoon and pick up their chicken fresh.
2016/2017
Processing Dates: Pick Up Date:
November 5th November 6th after 4pm at farm
December 2nd December 4th after 4pm at farm
January 7th January 8th after 4pm at farm
February 4th February 5th after 4pm at farm
March 4th March 5th after 4pm at farm
April 1st April 2nd after 4pm at farm
May 6th May 7th after 4pm at farm
We encourage you to come to the farm and see what we do. We provide a premium product for people who want to know were their food comes from and how it is raised.
There is no USDA inspection with this method of production, you are the inspector, and everything is here for you to see. Many people bring their families. Young children especially seem to enjoy a trip to a real farm, rather than a food factory.
Our next batch will be ready for processing around the middle to end of October 2014.
That means that for each batch of birds we raise, customers need to let us know how many they want and their preferences (big, small, giblets or no) well in advance of processing time.
We process our meat birds right here on the farm. We usually try to finish up in the morning, then have customers come in the afternoon and pick up their chicken fresh.
2016/2017
Processing Dates: Pick Up Date:
November 5th November 6th after 4pm at farm
December 2nd December 4th after 4pm at farm
January 7th January 8th after 4pm at farm
February 4th February 5th after 4pm at farm
March 4th March 5th after 4pm at farm
April 1st April 2nd after 4pm at farm
May 6th May 7th after 4pm at farm
We encourage you to come to the farm and see what we do. We provide a premium product for people who want to know were their food comes from and how it is raised.
There is no USDA inspection with this method of production, you are the inspector, and everything is here for you to see. Many people bring their families. Young children especially seem to enjoy a trip to a real farm, rather than a food factory.
