Pastured Poultry

We proudly raise pastured poultry, meaning that after a few weeks as chicks in the brooder, our chickens spend the rest of their lives outdoors on pasture. They always have access to our green fields and fresh air. We started with chickens on our farm first and foremost for their ability to help us revitalize and reinvigorate the soils on our property through pasture rotation.

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Layer Flocks

Our layers always have access to 76 sq ft of pasture per bird when not sleeping in their mobile coop. We use electric fencing to keep them safe from predators and to better control their impact upon the land.  Their coop is moved twice a week to more evenly distribute their manure and fertilize our pastures and the whole flock is moved to a new paddock twice month. It's very important to us that their impact upon the land, water and air is net positive, and contributes to a healthier ecosystem.

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​What do you feed them?

In addition to foraging insects, grasses and forbs in the field, layers are fed a locally milled feed from Thistle Family Farm in nearby Pleasant Hill, OR. We love this feed because it's truly a PNW product, primarily composed of wheat from the Willamette Valley and peas from Eastern Washington. This feed is non-GMO, corn free, and soy free. We think that it's the highest quality feed around at the most affordable price, which helps keep our costs lower and our chickens healthy. At the end of the day, we love working with other local farmers and processors, working to establish a more localized and a more transparent food system.

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Where do you get your chicks?

We work with Metzer Farms in the Salinas Valley of California to source our Brown Sex-Link laying hens