Pastured Poultry

Our birds are fed Non-GMO feed that is sourced in Ohio, NON GMO Project verified, and Animal Welfare Approved by AGW

Our birds are fed Non-GMO feed that is sourced in Ohio, NON GMO Project verified, and Animal Welfare Approved by AGW

 

Birds are moved to fresh pasture everyday and actively forage for bugs, plants, and whatever else they can get their beaks on. The open air structure allows them to be safe from predators and the elements while allowing unlimited access to sunshine and fresh air!

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What makes our chicken different?

 

Black Swamp Chicken

  • No vaccinations

  • No antibiotics

  • Low stress through group division

  • Clean and fresh air

  • Daily sunshine exposure

  • Fresh daily pasture

  • Very short transport for processing (on farm processing)

  • Killed using clean cut to throat causing instant loss of consciousness (similar to Biblical directives)

  • Carefully hand eviscerated

  • Processed using American made products

  • Offal and feathers composted to be used as fertilizer

  • Customer Inspected product

  • Sick birds put in hospital pens to allow rest and recovery

  • Manure falls directly from bird to pasture to actively aid growing forage and efficient nutrient cycling

  • No chlorine baths

  • No irradiation

  • Environmentally and ecologically conscious

  • Decentralized food system (robust)

  • Rich delicious taste

  • BPA free packaging

Conventional Chicken

  • *Vaccinated to manage disease in indoor environment

  • *High stress in large groups

  • *Air hazy with fecal particulate contamination (damages respiratory tract and overloads animal immune system)

  • *Limited to no sunshine

  • *No pasture material or bugs

  • *Extensive transport to processors

  • *Killed by electric shock or gassing (inhibits bleeding and can leave blood in joints and meat)

  • Mechanically eviscerated (prone to intestinal breaking and feces spilling into and on carcass)

  • Offal cooked and rendered, then fed back to chickens

  • Government inspected

  • Sick birds destroyed

  • Manure fed to cattle, used on fields after losing bioavailability, vaporize as ammonia, air pollution, or leach into water sources

  • Up to 40 Chlorine baths (to kill contaminants from fecal matter and disease contamination)

  • FDA approved irradiation

  • Environmentally and ecologically irresponsible

  • Centralized food system (fragile)

  • Flat taste

    *Can be true of “certified organic” chicken

Biologically raised birds for a quality eating experience

All birds are sold as whole broilers for $6.00/lb

All birds must be picked up on farm. Payment must be made in cash or check at this time.

Shipping is not available at this time