Chickens--First 2009 Harvest Ready

Harland's Creek Farm harvested its first set of pasture raised poultry this week.  Our chickens are:

• grown on pasture that they can munch, scratch in, and explore;
  
• fed an all grain diet and vegetables from the farm;
• antibiotic and hormone free, and;
• are processed locally in Siler City NC at a USDA inspected meat processing plant
  

We are selling fresh whole chickent on June 13 2009 at the Durham Farmers Market.  It is $4.00/lb. 

A whole chicken  is your best buy.   When it is fresh, you can easily cut it into breasts, legs, thighs, and so on.  Backs, backs, wing tips, and so on can be separated and used to make broth.  Different parts can be frozen for later use.  Of course, roasting a whole chicken is a fabulous way to eat it.  Here are two links that show you how to cut up a chicken:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd8ZRMAHZyU&feature=related

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article/97/Cutting-Up-Chicken

The chicks are put on pasture at an early age.  Below are some pictures.

Chicks on Pasture at Two Weeks Old

Grandchildren Helping Move Chicks