Pasture Raised Chicken

We offer whole or quartered 5 to 6 pound Cornish roasting chickens that meet the following criteria.

• Purchased locally from a hatchery as day old chicks
• Chicks stay in a warm brooder for 2 weeks until they have feathers
• Moved onto pasture to free range all day
• Fed organic materials like apple cores, potato peels, grass clippings, etc
• Fed a non medicated, plant based feed with vitamins and minerals necessary for proper growth and development
• Humanely treated: free from hunger, thirst, predators, confinement, severe weather
• Processed in a NY State approved level 5A processing facility
• Sold frozen

Pasture Raised Turkey

We offer whole turkeys throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons. This year we will be offering a smaller white turkey in addition to traditional large Broad Breasted White.

We raise a wide assortment of turkey to suit different tastes: broad breasted great white turkeys, midget white turkeys, standard bronze and Heritage breeds. All turkeys meet the following criteria:

• Bought locally from a hatchery as day old poults
• Begin in a warm brooder for 2 weeks until feathered
• Moved onto pasture to free range all day
• Fed natural materials like apples, pumpkins, grass clippings, worms, bugs etc
• Initially fed a medicated “turkey starter” for 4 weeks. This is important for proper growth and the development of antibodies to fight off disease. Then switched to a non-medicated “poultry grower” with vitamins and minerals
• Humanely treated: free from hunger, thirst, confinement, predators, disease, and severe weather
  Processed in a NYS approved level 5A processing facility as a whole turkey with giblets

We also raise…

Along with our chicken and turkey we also raise pork, lamb and goat.

Terminology

Below is an explanation of the terms that the Cornell grant supported project “The Meat Suite” uses to describe the different methods of raising meat on the farm. On Bluebird Trail Farm we raise on poultry on pasture, and except for the two weeks they spend as chicks in the brooder house they have constant access to sunshine, fresh water and pasture. Our pork is raised also on pasture, Free Range with a constant supply of compost materials (potato peels, apple cores, garden leftovers). Sheep and goats are almost exclusively raised on pasture with the addition of hay and some grain.