Why Pastured Poultry?

Heritage Harvest Homestead prides itself in producing PASTURED poultry (broiler chickens, eggs, and turkeys)!!! 

All of our poultry products are "Pastured", meaning, they are out on the grass/fields and are able to scratch the earth and eat as many bugs and/or grass that they can find (in season of course)!

NO hormones or Antibiotics are given to our poultry!  Additionally, they are supplemented with organic or transitional, non-GMO grains.

Pastured chickens (both broilers and layers) and turkeys provide a much more superior flavor and higher nutrient values than mass-produced poultry (see graphic below regarding egg quality)!

 

 

Our Pastured Chicken Egg Layers are a group of Rhode Island Red (brown eggs) girls.  We will be adding Aracanas (green eggs) and Barred Rocks (White Eggs) in the spring.  We're a small farm, but we want it that way to maintain the quality our customers demand.

Broiler Chickens

 

 

 

Our Broiler Chickens are first raised in a warm brooder pen until they are about 2 weeks old and have feathered out a bit.  They are then moved to a CHICKEN TRACTOR.  This fancy moble chicken pen is moved twice a day giving the chickens inside plenty of fresh green grass and the bugs contained therein.  They love it and get very excited when they hear us coming. This tractor holds only 25 birds at a time.  We raise 4 batches each year.  If demand rises past that we will build additional 'tractors'.  The 'tractors' also protect the chickens from preditors, which we seem to have plenty of.

 

 

 

See our BLOG post on how to be multiple meals out of a single broiler chicken like the ones raised here at HERITAGE HARVEST FARMSTEAD.  CLICK HERE

 

Turkeys

 

Turkeys will again be raised by the Slocum family starting in 2013 so get your reservations in early.  We raise our turkeys to 14-18 pounds.  There's no better flavored birds to be found inside your local market and you don't have to worry about what exactly is in that watery gue that is injected in commercial birds.

 

To Order

 

Go directly to our  Local Dirt  listing  CLICK HERE .  We are adding additional products daily if you don't see products you are looking for or would desire please EMAIL US.  You may also order through www.NebraskaFood.org.

 

Pricing

Eggs are available directly at the farm for just $2.85 a dozen. Some delivery options are available at higher prices.

Dressed (here at the farm) Broiler chickens can be raised to your choice of a 3 pound or a 4-5 pound weight. Cost is $2.95 a pound. These birds will be available up to 4 times in 2013 (dates to be announced). A deposit of $5 per chicken will be accepted after January 1, 2013 to hold your number for each date. Don't place a deposit/hold? Take your chances that there will be chickens available. Some delivery options are available at higher prices.

Turkeys are available in September/October 2013. They will be raised to a 12-14 pound weight, which we find ideal, however sometimes these guys get away from us and weigh more. Cost is $2.95 per pound and the turkeys are dressed here at the farm. A deposit of $10 per turkey will be accepted after January 1, 2013 to hold your number of turkeys. Don't place a deposit/hold? Take your chances that there will be turkeys available. Some delivery options are available at higher prices.