One of our customers sent us a picture of these 5 out of a single dozen eggs!
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The Roosters in Jay's flocks are mainly for protection against the predators we have around: Skunks, Opossums, Raccoons, Coyotes, Red Tailed Hawks, and Bald Eagles. |
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How are these animals raised?
The grass the poultry eat is Certified Organic. The meat chickens, ducks, and turkeys are raised in movable pens of varying sizes which are moved to new grass about once a week or when otherwise needed. The laying hens lay their eggs in semi-permenant buildings, but range freely around the buildings. The eggs are hand gathered, hand washed, and hand packed once a day. Water and shelter are always available; our chickens, turkeys, ducks, and eggs are free of hormones, steroids, and antibiotics; and their mash, though not organic, has nothing added to it and is bought from our local feed mill. |
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Availability: Poultry comes whole, but we also have some chicken cuts.
Turkeys are available in the late Fall to Thanksgiving. They are raised in only one batch, so call during the Spring or Summer to reserve your delicious, juicy Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey! Jay's scrumptious turkeys are really appreciated by his customers! Last year they averaged around 22 pounds!
Chickens are available mid-summer through Christmas, generally. We raise them in several batches so we can have Fresh Chicken Saturdays throughout the summer! These broilers are excellent for Sunday dinner or midnight left-over snacks!
Stewing hens are available here and there (call for availability). These tasty birds are excellent for chicken stock, soups, and anything in which you'd like to have great, slow-cooked, scrumptious chicken taste.
Eggs are available all year in large (a grocery store's medium to jumbo size) and jumbo (super-size). |
| To the right is a comparison of the nutrition of eggs from pastured hens to eggs from confinement hens. |
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