A common way to raise pastured poultry involves putting three-to-four week old meat chickens in movable pens during the growing season. These pens are floorless and allow the chickens to eat at the fresh pasture whenever they want. The chickens also receive a grain-based ration to keep them healthy. Between 8 and 14 weeks, the chickens are butchered and sold to consumers. Pastured poultry can also be used for there eggs, and with a large scale operation, many eggs can be produced and sold. Pastured poultry can be a good supplementary enterprise on a diversified farm especially for farmers already in direct marketing for other products. In addition, in a survey in 1999, 83% of pastured poultry customers felt that the pastured chickens tasted better.

Our pasture-raised poultry is avaliable by ORDER ONLY. Please order Turkeys for Fall or Christmas as early as possible, as we do not overstock, and tend to sell out quickly.