Last summer (2017) we trialed standard organic soy feed vs. standard organic soy-free vs. ‘new’ Fertrell soy-free blend. The soy-free chickens, both the standard organic soy-free, and the ‘new’ Fertrell soy-free blend were pretty disappointing. You can read more about that 2017 trial. So we did it again. This time with just two different types […]
Grilled Chicken Souvlaki
Grilled Chicken Souvlaki Tzatziki Sauce: Whisk together in small bowl, and let stand for 10 min: 1 Tbl lemon juice 1 garlic clove, minced Stir in: 3/4 C plain Greek yogurt (or homemade yogurt, drained) 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely diced 3 Tbl fresh mint, minced 1 Tbl fresh parsley, minced 1/2 tsp salt […]
All About the Bird
[metaslider id=1388] It’s chicken season! Cattle and pigs we have year-round, but meat chickens are seasonal, and the season started last week with the arrival of 400 chicks. The chicks will spend a few weeks inside, in a warm, controlled climate, before they go out on pasture, moved to new pasture daily. There they […]
Baked Tahini Ginger Chicken
Baked Tahini Ginger Chicken Chicken Rub Mix together: 2tsp salt 1″ minced ginger Rub the rub mixture all over 2 chicken leg/thighs, including under the skin. Sauce Mix together: 3 garlic cloves, minced 4Tbl tahini 4Tbl soy sauce 4Tble honey Put chicken leg/thighs in a covered casserole dish, and cover with sauce. Bake for an hour […]
Feed Trial : Soy vs. Soy-free
Part of the set-up we have at Fertrell (the company who’s land we’re renting) is that they’re interested is running various trials on their products, to show how they improve performance. Every farmer should be running side-by-side, small scale trials on their own farms, to compare how different equipment, breeds, feeds, minerals/additives, animal spacing, (you […]