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Our chickens are Certified Organic, Pasture-Raised, and are the best of the best flavor-wise. We are a small farm that is dedicated to respectfully raising animals in the cleanest, healthiest, and most environmentally conscious way possible. Taste what chicken is meant to be.
Split breasts are bone-in and skin-on. They also include the tender attached. Each pack comes with two large split breasts.
WHAT IS PASTURED POULTRY, AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?
Conventional chicken that you find at a grocery store is raised inside a large barn. Some of these chickens (often labeled “free range”) have access to a mud patch outside, but they mostly live inside the barn. These birds have no access to grass, insects, and seed. They are fed 100% grain diets. They have little to no exposure to sunlight and fresh air. Conventional chicken is often preventatively administered antibiotics because their environment (living in manure) is so disease-ridden. Our chicken is pasture-raised, meaning that our chickens live in mobile shelters OUTSIDE, and are moved DAILY to fresh pasture. They have constant fresh air, sunshine exposure, and the ability to move freely and scratch and peck as nature intended. Because of this environment, our birds are healthy and extremely nutrient-dense. Our birds don’t need antibiotics or other medicines, because they are living in a fresh, clean pasture environment. Pastured poultry also offers a buttery, delicious TRUE CHICKEN FLAVOR. We like to tell folks that they haven’t really tasted chicken until they eat ours. Environmentally speaking, pastured poultry is extremely beneficial. Conventional chicken farms often produce a significant amount of runoff, as the birds live in a stationary building, with manure piled upon manure. Pastured poultry leave a thin layer of manure as they move daily, regenerating the soil as they go. Not only do our birds nourish our bodies when we eat them, they nourish the soil as they are raised.
WHY AM I PAYING MORE FOR ORGANIC? WHAT’S WRONG WITH NON-GMO FED POULTRY?
We are both USDA Certified Organic and Real Organic Project Certified. Many farms call their operations “beyond organic” or “all natural” because they don’t use pesticides or antibiotics on their farm. This is misleading, because many of those same farms feed their animals non-GMO or conventional feed. The only feeds that are absolutely pesticide/herbicide free are ORGANIC. Non-GMO feeds include grain that are usually sprayed with large amounts of pesticides/herbicides. You are what you eat, as they say. Organic feed is more expensive, and our prices do reflect this. But, in our opinion, health is worth the extra cost. Cooking a large whole chicken for your family costs around $50, with leftovers. Think about how much is spent on eating out, makeup, toys, etc. It is so important to invest in your health and the environment, and eating pasture-raised organic chicken is one way to do that.
WHY FEED CORN & SOY?
Chickens and turkeys need a balanced diet of protein and carbohydrates. It is a misconception that chickens/turkeys can sustain themselves off of only grass and bugs. Chickens & turkeys are monogastric omnivores. While they do get some calories from insects and seeds, it isn’t enough to sustain them. Because they don’t have rumens, they can’t digest grass effectively like cows and sheep. Corn, soy, and other legumes like peas & alfalfa are commonly used in animal feed. Many take issue with corn and soy because they are commonly bioengineered plants that are heavily sprayed with pesticides. Our feed is certified organic, meaning the corn, soy, and other grains in our feed have NEVER been sprayed with toxic pesticides and they are also non-GMO. Some take issue with soy because it contains phytoestrogens (naturally-occurring estrogen-like compounds). Soy is the major protein source in animal feed. Other protein alternatives either also contain phytoestrogens (other legumes) or they have negative ecological impacts and off-putting flavors (fish meal). Phytoestrogens are not an issue unless you are directly consuming high levels (think, drinking soy milk daily.) Eating chicken that has eaten soy will not have any effect on your estrogen levels.
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