Introducing our Meat Birds

Madeleine makes a prefect backdrop for our Freedom Rangers photo session. 

Our Freedom Ranger chickens genetic is imported from France, just like Madeleine. This breed is mainly used by small patured poultry producers across Europe and is growing in popularity in the United States due to Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms. Almost all other poultry production in North America uses the Cornish Crosses. Which my family has had in the past, as a friend said to me the other day "we got these chicks and there is something wrong with them". The Cornish Cross grows extremely fast and are ready to harvest in 5-6 weeks. Some of the problems we have had with them in the past are, leg deformities, not being able to walk after a few weeks due to extremely large breasts and a high number of fatalities in first week. Noah started searching for a breed of meat bird last winter, after talking to friends who have had/have Freedom Rangers and doing our own research we decided this was the bird for us. We selected them for their heritage genetics, excellent meat quality and a healthier growth rate. A more natural slower growing chicken they are ready to harvest at 12 weeks. They are a much more aggressive forger than the Cornish Cross which means they eat more grass and bugs. Our chickens will be raised as pasture poultry moved daily through our fields where they will be able to eat lots of bugs and as much green material as they want. Pasture poultry contains 21% less fat, 30% less saturated fat, 50% higher in vitamin A and has significanly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.  The meat of the our chickens will have a darker yellow fat, similar to the darker yolk color of pasture raised eggs. 

These photos are not intended to make you a vegetarian,
only a conscious carnivor