08/19/2026
🐔 One more 2026 farm goal checked off the list! ✅🌱
We just finished processing our very first batch of meat birds! We started small with 20 Cornish Cross chickens, and after one loss along the way, we ended up with 19 birds processed and headed into the freezer. 🐔❄️
So… why raise our own chickens?
Does it cost less? Absolutely not. 😂
But for us, that’s not really the point. Raising our own meat gives us much more control over how they’re raised and the environment they’re raised in. Our birds were moved onto fresh grass every day, with plenty of fresh air and sunshine as they grew.
This was one of those projects that we’ve wanted to try for a while, and we’re pretty excited to officially say we did it! There’s definitely a learning curve, but starting with a small batch gave us a chance to figure out what works before deciding where we go from here.
For now, the freezers are stocked, the first batch is officially done, and we’re already thinking about what we learned and what we might do differently next time. 🐝🌱🐔
19 birds in the freezer. One more PepperBee goal accomplished. 💛