Our daughter giving our meat chicks love from the beginning
Certified Free Range Chicken
Our chicken that we raise for consumption begins its first week of life in our new, draft-free coop on non-medicated feed. They are given lots of attention us and our children as well as fruits and grass sods to practice scratching on. When they are around two weeks old we open their coop door to allow them access to their pasture which they will be rotated on as the grass is consumed until processing. They are able to roam the pastures, scratching for bugs and minerals in the soil and are given a non-GMO grain mix during their time with us on farm. They are never given antibiotics or growth hormones.
Free Range Egg Producers
Our Lay flock is comprised of many different heritage breeds of chickens including Ameraucanas (blue eggs!), Marans, Chanteclers, Barred Rocks, Australorps and a few mixes which we call Easter Eggers! Our birds are always allowed access to the outdoors, no matter the weather or time of year, and are fed a diet of fruits, vegetables and nonGEO grains. But we are not the only farm contributing to the eggs we bring to market:
Our Lay flock is comprised of many different heritage breeds of chickens including Ameraucanas (blue eggs!), Marans, Chanteclers, Barred Rocks, Australorps and a few mixes which we call Easter Eggers! Our birds are always allowed access to the outdoors, no matter the weather or time of year, and are fed a diet of fruits, vegetables and nonGEO grains. But we are not the only farm contributing to the eggs we bring to market:
Grass Fed Lamb
Katahdins are breeds of sheep which are known for their good mothering and hardy nature. They are a hair breed which drop their own fleece, so there is no need for sheering. They're are excellent grazers producing lamb with a mild flavor and lean carcass.
Snowy River Farms raises Katahdins on pasture, keeping them outdoors year round with access to shelter during poor weather conditions. They are raised on a diet of their mother's milk, grass, and high quality hay during the winter months. As with all of our animals, they are not fed any GEO feeds (no grain for our lambs at all), leaving you with a healthier and leaner animal.
**We are currently taking a break from raising sheep on our property while we focus on our Free Range Chickens, building new areas for vegetable and fruit production, and enjoy raising our family. We hope to one day be working with these beautiful sheep again on farm.
Katahdins are breeds of sheep which are known for their good mothering and hardy nature. They are a hair breed which drop their own fleece, so there is no need for sheering. They're are excellent grazers producing lamb with a mild flavor and lean carcass.
Snowy River Farms raises Katahdins on pasture, keeping them outdoors year round with access to shelter during poor weather conditions. They are raised on a diet of their mother's milk, grass, and high quality hay during the winter months. As with all of our animals, they are not fed any GEO feeds (no grain for our lambs at all), leaving you with a healthier and leaner animal.
**We are currently taking a break from raising sheep on our property while we focus on our Free Range Chickens, building new areas for vegetable and fruit production, and enjoy raising our family. We hope to one day be working with these beautiful sheep again on farm.
Woods Raised Pigs
The Hogs at Snowy River Farms are raised on a diet of fresh grass, vegetables, fruit, bread, and non-GMO grains (as well as the occasional spent grains from our local breweries). Our herd is rotated through the woods and then finished on one of our pastures. They are never given antibiotics, hormones or GEO growers. Our pigs are kept outside year round and provided with trees and huts for shelter, leaving them able to root and play as they would naturally in the wild. All of our sausages are made from in house recipes and use natural hog casings. Our Bacons, Hams, Delis and Pepperoni are all double smoked using real smoke, not liquid, and taste just like Grandma's Easter ham! No weird meat glue used here so shaved products are not in perfect circles!
