Like everything else on our farm, we strive to give you the best possible poultry. To us, that means: chemical-free, corn\soy free, no GMO, no antibiotics, no vaccines. A whole bunch of "no"! Our "yes"? The chickens are moved daily to fresh grass, in the open air and plenty of area to naturally scratch at the dirt, eat bugs, take dirt baths. Be a chicken.
Grocery store chickens are typically fed a corn and soybean diet which is not nutritionally valuable for them, but fattens them quickly.The American Pasture Raised Poultry Producers Association says, "Pasture-raised chicken meat tends to be higher in iron, higher in Omega 3, and be higher in antioxidants (Vitamin E, for example)". Omega 3 is heart healthy.
When you treat your food supply right, you get all the benefits. Humane and sustainable farming is what we do at Farmstead Acres.