Not one of our birds is kept in a cage. That is the whole of it — cage-free from the first day to the last, with the run of a house and the open ground beyond it. Free range is the English for keeping them that way, and it is where the farm takes its name.
How they are kept
Our free range chickens are raised within a semi-enclosed poultry house — an enclosed house joined to an outdoor activity space. The house gives them a well-equipped, shaded environment to grow in; the open ground lets them roam, forage and take the air. That freedom to move is what builds the chewier muscle texture and lower fat content you taste in the meat.
Animal wellbeing comes first here, so we do not crowd our birds into a coop the way commercial broiler farms do. Given enough space to breathe and move, the flock stays naturally healthier and avoids much of the disease that follows crowding.
The vast lake on our farm circulates freely, sourced straight from the surrounding mountains. Clean natural water, in its most natural form, for birds that drink from it every day.
Alongside everything they forage, our birds are fed a well-formulated feed we make on the farm. Foraged insects, seeds and plants give them the omega-3 and the lower saturated fat; the feed makes certain they get the full nutrition they need across a long, slow life. A balanced diet, not a gamble on the weather.
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In the field
Our free range chickens have access to the outdoors and hence are able to forage naturally on insects, seeds, and plants. Studies have shown that combined with increased activity, free range chickens generally have higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which helps support heart health, reduce inflammation, and benefit brain function, compared to conventionally raised chickens. Also due to their active movement, free range chicken breasts generally have significantly less saturated fat and hence are more tender and healthier.
In our farm, we practice a slow-growth system in raising our chickens. All our chickens are raised for more than 80 days! By allowing our chickens to grow naturally according to their biological needs, in contrast to current commercial fast-growing broilers, our chickens have better biological integrity and stronger immune systems. This allows us to refrain from the usage of antibiotics on our chickens. Also, because of this longer growing time, our chickens have finer breast fibers, which results in premium firm and juicy meat!
