11/22/2025
We hardly ever eat our own product, mostly because we’re so small that we often sell out, but also because we can’t really spare the potential income. That said, anytime one of our birds isn’t quite up to standard, we get to feast!
This hen had crooked legs, and therefore spent too much time on her keel, resulting in a small hematoma. So we roasted her up, and let me tell you, she was absolutely delicious. Firm, juicy, and extremely flavorful.
Our heritage meat bird breeding group still needs quite a bit of work, but I’ve already seen a lot of improvement in our F2 population, and look forward to continuing to hone in on desirable traits while decreasing the less desirable ones in the coming years. Healthy, active, long backed, straight legged birds with large bodies and relatively rapid growth, but not so large of body that their bones get too big, is what I am aiming for. It takes time, work, and keen observational skills but seeing and tasting the progress is so incredibly satisfying.
We have these delicious heritage chickens available at today, as well as a limited amount of duck - come visit and prepare for the upcoming holiday season!
PS - we also have my locally sourced goat milk soap available, perfect for gifting!
