Pasture-Raised Chickens

We are currently selling pasture-raised chickens.

At Fair Food Farm, we raise meat chickens according to the standards established by the French Label Rouge program (https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/labelrouge.html). Our chicks come from a hatchery in Pennsylvania that specializes in breeding chickens to forage well on pasture, with genetics imported from France. We feed locally milled, non-medicated grain, and do not use coccidiostats or any other medications or vaccinations. Chicks live in the barn for 3-5 weeks, enjoying grass clippings and cull veggies, before moving outside onto pasture. The flocks are housed in portable shelters enclosed with poultry fence, and are moved to fresh grass every 2 days. They scratch for grit, peck worms, pick grass, enjoy cull organic vegetables, and behave as happy, healthy, young chickens loving their free-ranging life on pasture. We process chickens at 10-12 weeks of age, resulting in a dressed weight of 4 - 7 lbs. We are including giblets in the cavity this year, per customer requests.

We have slaughtered the last round of chickens on Dec 21st. We slaughter on-farm, as allowed by the 2009 law ( 6 V.S.A. § 3312(b)). Here is what our state required label looks like:

Chickens sell for $4.25/lb when you buy 10 or more. (Compare to $5.50/lb at the Montpelier Farmer's Market!). They sell for $4.75/lb in our store.

Your chickens may be picked up anytime. If you plan to buy 5 or more, call ahead in case we don't have enough out in the sales freezer.

Pasture-Raised Chickens

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