During the last 6 years we have raised chickens, always in portable shelters on our lawn. The quality and flavor has always been far superior to anything we could buy in the store. In 2011 we found Pride and Joy Dairy. We were looking for and found the best raw milk. We have been wanting to get into farming and so we contacted Pride and Joy Dairy. They expressed that they would like someone to rai
se chickens on their farm an so on a handshake we arranged for us to lease land from them to raise pastured poultry. Never before have we gone on this scale. This summer we will be raising about 500 chickens and processing most of them ourselves. We also plan on having Turkeys for Thanksgiving. Pastured Poultry is all about the grass. The best grass in Washington will help grow and develop the best poultry products. The certified organic pastures at Pride and Joy dairy are what provide healthy greens, vitamins, trace minerals and juicy bugs. In return the chickens help by scratching up the ground, controlling flys and other pests and of course fertilizing. We have several projects that we are starting up.
1. Chicken Broilers - These chickens are best when raised on the pasture. That means we will only be able to raise them during the Spring, Summer and Early Fall. We will have our work cut out for us, but we are very excited!
2. Turkeys - Our broad breasted white Turkeys will guarantee the best ThanksGiving dinner since Grandma and Grandpa raised them.
3. Egg Layers - We are taking over the Vortmans Egg layers and increasing their flock size. The egg increase will come during spring 2013.
4. Heritage Poultry - We are excited to experiment with Heritage Poultry for both Meat and Eggs. These won't come into production until Spring 2013.
5. Come to the Farmers Market and leave a farmer - We have started hatching our own chicks! Our goal is that during the summer 2013 you can come to the farmers market, pick up chicks and everything you will need to start raising your own poultry! If you are raising your chickens for meat then when they are ready your can bring them to us and we will get them ready for your freezer.
6. Processing facility - To control quality and availability we are getting up our own WSDA processing facility on the farm. We expect that to happen at the end of summer 2012. We will be able to process our poultry and get yours ready for the freezer. Feel free to call us @ (509) 724-0306. Complete the Contact Information form below and we will contact you as soon as possible. Be sure to tell us if you prefer to be contacted by e-mail or telephone.
