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The chickens we raise for meat are the double breasted broiler called "Cornish Cross". They are raised out on our fresh pastures in bottomless pens until they are about 8 weeks old. We feed them a custom mix of gmo-free grain and organic mineral supplements to insure that you get the healthiest bird possible. They get lost of fresh country air, sunshine, and green grass. Our family butchers the chickens here on our farm the morning of the "on farm" pick up dates. You can pick up your fresh birds here at the farm later that afternoon. The following day, we deliver fresh chickens to Springfield, MO. They are packed on ice over night and arrive to you VERY cold, but not frozen. The fresh chickens and turkeys are sold on a pre-order basis. Frozen birds are sold here at the farm 'as available' throughout the year. At the FARM, we offer a special "pick-up day only" price on the chickens of $3.?? (1/1/12 -- price to be determined). Chickens that are delivered OR picked-up frozen at the farm are a bit more at $3.?? (1/1/12 -- price to be determined). For the TENTH YEAR now, our SPRINGFIELD delivery will again be at Mama Jean's Natural Market at 1727 S. Campbell. Customers meet us in the parking lot at Mama jean's on the scheduled dates between 4-6 PM to pick up their chickens. Be sure to visit their stores. This great store carries local products as much as possible. With their friendly staff and great selection, you're sure to be pleased! If you are looking for a healthy alternative to factory farmed foods, look no further! Come meet YOUR FARMER and see how YOUR FOOD is raised! Click HERE to order your FRESH chickens today! At this time, we are only able to sell meat within the state of Missouri.
Why do we keep our chickens in field pens?
Do you wonder why we keep our chickens in field pens? Take a look at these opossums. Don't they look mean ?!?!? Well, they are! As important as it is to keep our chickens healthy, it is every bit as important to keep them alive! These are one of the predators we need to protect our chickens from. Before we had field pens, in only 2 nights, these possums killed 75 chickens! Now for the humorous side of this story....after their 75 course meal, these possums crawled under house. Armand crawled under the house after them and shot them dead. By the next morning when he pulled them out from under the house, rigormortis had set in. These dead possums were so stiff we could stand them up, making them look as if they were alive! We had fun taking this picture!
This owl actually found his way into one of our field pens! Thankfully, there were no chickens in it. The owl was set free. As you can see, protecting the chickens is a full time job. We want to care for them and keep them alive and still allow them full access to fresh green pasture. That is why we keep our chickens in field pens.
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