🐔 Pasture-Raised Chickens Available Now

Hi friends,

We’ve got whole pasture-raised chickens available now—$6/lb, average 3–5 lbs. But I wanted to share a bit more than a price tag.

These birds come from here—from our land, from our hands. We raise them from day-old chicks, soft and yellow and curious. They grow up on pasture, moved across fresh grass, shaded by shrubs and trees, foraging wildflowers, bugs, and the scraps from our organic garden. We feed them local organic grain, but their favorite treats are always the ones the kids toss in: bolted lettuce, cucumber peels, calendula petals, lamb’s quarters. Our children help water them, collect eggs from the layers nearby, and remind us to stop and look when the chicks do something funny.

We process them here on the farm. It’s quiet work. No trucks, no long rides. It’s one bad moment, and we honor it. Every bird is handled with care and respect. It's not lost on us what it means to take a life so others can be nourished. We don’t take that lightly.

When illness shows up—and it does, sometimes—we treat herbally. Oil of oregano. A splash of apple cider vinegar. Reishi extract from mushrooms we grew ourselves. We’ve bandaged wings. Splinted a leg or two. They are meat birds, yes—but that doesn't mean their days should be filled with anything less than the full dignity of care.

Their lives are short, but they are real lives. Lived on real land. Under sky and stars and the watchful eyes of kids with dirt under their fingernails.

If you’d like to purchase one (or a few), reply to this email or message us. We’ll coordinate a pickup time—no drop-ins, please. Payment can be made via Venmo @thirdgreatfarm or cash at pickup.

We also have eggs available—$6/dozen. If you’re already coming out, you might as well take a few home.

Thanks for supporting the slow and the simple.

With gratitude,
Appy (mom)
Third Great Farm