FARM FRESH EGGS
Chicken Eggs
We currently have about 65 laying hens, and sell our eggs for $6.00/dozen. Our chickens are cage free and wander through the fields next to the horses and cows. They actually play a pretty big role in pest control for our larger animals as chickens try their hardest to eradicate the fly and stink bug population here on the farm. NO STINK BUGS…just one more reason to keep chickens. Eggs come as a mixed dozen (white, brown and green eggs)…yes, GREEN eggs! Different breeds of chickens lay different colored eggs. If you’ve never had farm fresh eggs, you’re missing out! There’s a HUGE difference between those and store-bought eggs.
Duck Eggs
If you’ve never had duck eggs, don’t knock ’em! Duck eggs are about 50% larger than a chicken egg, and are higher in protein and Omega 3’s! They have a rich flavor, giving your morning scrambles a great taste, and your cakes and pies even more flavor! Duck eggs are $5 for 1/2 dozen, $9/dozen.
FREE-RANGED POULTRY
MEAT CHICKENS
We started raising “Meat Chickens” a few years ago. Meat birds are different from egg layers because they’re bred to be more meaty and more tender. We raise two flocks of meat birds per year, spring and fall. The day-old chicks come to live on our farm, and once they have “feathered out” at about 3 weeks of age, they are allowed to free-range on grasses, bugs and worms, making for happy chickens. We supplement their foraging with a high protein, complete feed, keeping them growing properly. Having attended MDA (Maryland Department of Agriculture) classes on proper poultry processing (say that three times fast…), we are able to raise, process, package and freeze right here on our farm.
We will have FRESH, whole chickens regularly in the beginning of May at the cost of $6/lb. Other cuts such as half birds, thighs, boneless/skinless breasts, wings & legs may be available, first come, firs serve. Feel free to pre-order for our next butcher date by emailing us!
TURKEYS
We “experimented” in Fall 2016 by raising our very first flock of turkeys. “How does one decide to raise turkeys,” you ask??? Well, I liken it to what happens when you’re in the checkout line at the grocery store, and all of the sudden, you decide you need a candy bar. Yep…that’s pretty much how it happened.
I drove to the southern Maryland hatchery to pick up some meat birds, and while I was there, I decided, “…and I’ll take 5 turkeys too, please.” So, home I came with five, day-old turkey poults. My husband couldn’t have been less enthusiastic. Side note…this is also the way we first got into the cattle breeding business a few years back. He was at work, and I went out and bought 2 pregnant cows…without telling him. Moving on….. As it turns out, turkeys aren’t that much harder to keep than chickens (just bigger, so they eat more…. a lot more). But they did require their own enclosure, which (thanks to the hubbs) was a movable “hoop house” so that we could slide their pen around the farm a few feet each day, allowing them to graze on fresh pasture, dust bathe and dig for bugs. For the amount of money that went into these birds, I wasn’t taking the chance on letting them “free range” because the predator threat is a real thing around here, and also, turkeys can FLY, y’all! I wasn’t going to be the embarrassment of Thanksgiving Dinner when I had to explain that the main course “flew the coop.” So, they stayed “cooped up” (see what I’m doing here?) but, they were definitely allowed to live happy turkey lives…until one day…..
We processed the birds right here on the farm 5 days before Thanksgiving. One bird went to the fridge for our Thanksgiving Dinner, one to the freezer, for the Christmas Dinner table, and 3 were sold to guinea pig friends of ours. All 5 turkeys (even the frozen Christmas tom) were tender, juicy and delicious. We got it right…and will continue to raise turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
ALL NATURAL BEEF
We breed, birth and raise our cattle on our 32 acre farm in Woodstock, Maryland. Currently, our herd consists of Hereford, Black Angus, Charolais, and a few crosses of those breeds. Heifer calves (little girls) become part of our breeding stock while steer (little boy calves who no longer have their “boy parts”) are allowed to pasture graze until they reach around 1&1/2 – 2 years old. That seems to be a good age/size for our beef cattle to head to Freezer Camp. Our cattle is “grass-fed, grain finished” so that they get to be “happy cows” out in the lush pastures, but, the addition of the grain into their diets helps to get that wonderfully flavorful marbling into the steaks and roasts! The beef is processed at a USDA approved facility, and is clearly labeled by cut after being vacuumed sealed and blast frozen, ensuring only the freshest tasting beef goes into YOUR freezer. All of our cattle are raised humanely on an all-natural, hormone-free diet.
WANNA PURCHASE SOME PROTEINS?
Although we don’t have a brick-&-mortar farm store, we do sell our product straight from the farm. For an up to date inventory list, please email us. We are happy to make local deliveries (free of charge), but if you’d prefer to pick up at the farm, that’s also an option, just be sure to schedule a time to do so.