Poultry
Kingbird Farm offers a wide range of poultry
raised free-range
on pasture and fed high quality certified organic feeds.
Eggs
Our laying hens are raised from chicks on our farm and introduced to
pasture as soon as weather permits. During the growing season
they are rotationally grazed on certified organic pasture around an
open-air hoophouse shelter. When the weather turns foul the hens
are moved to a spacious greenhouse near the barn. They spend the
winter on a deep composting pack that they can scratch while the
composting heat keeps them warm. The hens receive only certified
organic feed, alfalfa hay, and free-choice supplements (grit, oyster
shell, kelp). The eggs are hand-collected, cleaned, and packed on
farm and delivered to market immediately. Happy hens and the
freshest eggs are our constant goals.
Summer
Winter
Broilers
Our broiler chickens are raised from chicks in a bright, open-air
brooder on certified organic feed and fresh greens. They are
moved to pasture at two-three weeks old and allowed free-range access
to 1/8 acre (25 sq. ft/bird). They feed and graze on pasture and
seek shelter when needed. These healthy, robust birds
are processed by us on farm to reduce stress for the bird and ensure
healthy, fresh food for you. At the end of each season we raise a batch
of slow growing chickens that have superior flavor because of their
breeds and slow growth. We are only
raising a limited number of birds this year especially due to the large
increase in feed prices.
Broilers on Pasture
The ducks are
started in a sunny, warm hoophouse
brooder and released out onto pasture as soon as weather allows.
They are fed certified organic feed and watered in large troughs so
they can swim and preen in the sunshine. The ducks are also
processed on farm by us and guaranteed delicious. We are raising a small amount of ducks for
2008!
Turkeys
We also offer a limited number of Thanksgiving turkeys. These
turkeys are started in their own pasture brooder in July and grown
slowly over the summer. They are completely free-range on
rotationally grazed pastures and fed certified organic feed. They
seek shelter in a high shed that allows them to roost. They are
processed by us three days before Thanksgiving for the freshest bird
possible. We are not raising turkeys
in 2008. Large increases in feed prices and unpredictability in
future prices has made it too difficult to do our normal process of
preselling thanksgiving birds. This will be the first time since
we started farming that we have not raised turkeys and hope to be back
in business for 2009.
Turkeys on Pasture
We are happy to offer a very rare bird indeed. The old-fashioned,
like-grandma-remembers delicious stewing hens. These are our
retired laying hens that we process on farm for a very good soup
bird. Stew them long and slow for rich, warm flavor. We
usually have these in mid-fall.
All Poultry Certified Organic by NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC
Kingbird Farm
Michael & Karma Glos
9398 West Creek Road
Berkshire, NY 13736
(607) 657-2860
