by Daniel | Jan 1, 2013 | chickens, cows, Daniel, Eggs, Farm, free range chicken, Pastured poultry
When I steered my family’s life onto this course known as farming, we knew there would be numerous challenges to overcome. We knew that we were completely altering the way we would live our lives, but perhaps we didn’t realize just how drastic it would be....
by Daniel | May 16, 2012 | chickens, Chicks, factory farming, on farm processing, Pastured poultry, processing
Or get someone else like me to do it. We processed the broiler chickens we raised from day old chicks that we got from S & G Poultry this past Saturday. We raise our chickens on the pasture where they can live out their lives in a much more natural, healthy and...
by Daniel | Nov 21, 2011 | Deep Pectoral Myopathy, free range chicken, on farm processing, Pastured poultry
Last week, we hosted a chicken processing demonstration prior to doing the whole batch. Four of the chickens have been injured in the chicken tractor and are unable to move with each relocation. OK, processing? I hate using that word, it makes me think of prisons and...
by Daniel | Sep 14, 2011 | Daniel, factory farming, Pastured poultry, processing
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to learn about processing chickens with some good friends of mine, the Hammonds. They operate My Dad & Me Family Farm a few miles away where they raise; Jersey Cows, free range laying hens, pastured poultry, and all types...
