Would you rather have chickens and turkeys raised like this……. or this???
We raise our chickens and turkeys on pasture so they have fresh air, sunshine, green vegetation and insects to eat. We start them off directly on pasture, giving them a hover with a heat lamp for a few weeks where they can run to get warm as needed. The chicks and turkey poults are raised in floorless uncrowded pens and moved daily around the pasture. Hawks love to swoop down and scoop up even an adult chicken so the young chicks need the protection of our pens during the day for hawks and at night to protect them from nocturnal predators such as possums and raccoons. Because the pens are floorless and open on the side they still get plenty of fresh air, sunshine, insects, grass, clover and whatever other vegetation is growing. In addition to what they eat from the pasture, we have found a supplier of CERTIFIED ORGANIC FEED. It will be a little inconvenient as we will have to travel 218 miles round trip to get it, but we believe it will be worth it.
Raised in a natural environment they turn out differently than corporately raised poultry. They taste better, the fat is not hard and white like commercially raised chickens, but yellow and soft. Omega 3 fatty acids are higher in pasture raised meats. Being raised in a healthy way, they become a healthier meal for you. Read more about grass raised meats at eatwild.com We know which ones we would rather eat!!! How about you?