Our Chickens vs. Store Chickens

Did you know?

Commercially raised chickens are housed in large indoor facilities. They have little to no room to walk around and usually never see daylight.  That's how their meat is kept tender, they never get to work out their muscles 😔.  This, combined with a very poor diet, are the reasons why the meat is so light in color and the fat is a gelatinous white/clear color.  

The difference:

Our chickens are raised on green pastures, full of grass and weeds and delicious bugs.  They get to stretch their legs, run and play and feel the sun on their feathers.  They are happy and healthy and fed a high quality diet of non-gmo grains.  

Things you'll notice with our whole chickens:

• They are denser.  You'll want to thaw them two days before you plan to cook.  Season them and set them in the freezer for 1-2 days.  This allows the meat to break down, absorb the flavors and become more tender. 
• It will take less meat to fill you up.  Since the meat is denser and more nutrient packed, we find that it takes a lot less meat to fill up our family.  We can usually stretch one chicken into at least two meals for our family of 5! 
• The color of the meat is darker and the fat has a yellow tint.  This is because of the nutrients and all of those delicious Omega's that develop in pastured animals.  

Ready to give it a try?  Visit the farm shop to see current availability and pricing.