Frequently Asked Questions

Our chickens are heritage breed and slow grow hybrids, bred, incubated and hatched on farm, raised on pasture, fed organic feed, finished on milk, and butchered in a joint state/USDA inspected facility. It costs what it costs because it costs what it costs.

Slow grow chickens reach a butcher weight at  16-20 weeks. Compared to the cornish cross which is butchered at 6-8week. Slow grow birds have more flavor and a more balanced frame(body).

The term heritage is used to reference breeds developed prior to the 1950's and found on the APA standard breed list. Additional characteristics include, slow growth rate, being able to mate independently, and ability to live long lives outdoors. 

We fell in love with the delaware breed after a few unsatisfactory attempts to raise cornish cross.  Having an animal that was enjoying being alive made working with it a joy. We wanted an animal that we could easily breed on farm, and had a history of being a dual purpose(egg and meat) breed.

Low carbon protein is the concept that each piece of food that we eat carries a carbon cost with it. Meaning that theoretically one could measure the emissions associated with the production of the protein in question. Due to efficiency at scale, a chicken barn in Delaware may be able to produce cornish cross with a lower carbon cost than we can produce our birds(remember they are twice as old), but when it comes to making a premium product like a steak or lamb, alternating chicken cuts the carbon cost dramatically and at this quality you wont miss the red meat.