Brooding 

We receive our chicks when they are one day old. 

As soon as they arrive on the farm, they are moved into our brooder house. In the brooder, they receive constant heat, food and water. Young chicks need a constant heat source for the first 14 days of their lives, after which they can regulate their own temperature. We keep them in the brooder until they are approx. 3 weeks old. 

Out to Pasture

After approx. 3 weeks of age, we move our chickens out to pasture. Here they stay in mobile range coops, which keep them dry and protected from any predators. 

The range coops or pens are moved every morning. As well as having access to conventional broiler feed our birds forage, looking for bugs, eating natural grass seeds and enjoying the fresh air. 

By moving the coops daily, disease pressure is taken away from the birds and therefore we never give the birds any form of medication. The ground is rested for approx. 1 month before any animal comes back.

Processing

After a further 4 weeks or so on pasture (6-7 weeks of age total) our chickens are ready for processing. We process all our chickens on the farm. No long transportation routes. We process by hand.