Sunrise Chicken
Pasture-raised chickens provide us with delicious meat and extraordinary manure for the sheep pastures. Every morning, we open the fence, slide the roof down the pasture, add some more grain to the feeders, and watch as the birds troop over to enjoy the fresh grass, grain, and bugs. We’re now raising 2,000 birds per year, spread across 4 roofs, 7 months, and 11 batches. All of the grain we feed is certified non-GMO from Green Mountain Feeds.
On-Farm Slaughter
We process all of our chickens here at Sunrise thanks to the “chicken exemption” that allows for on-farm processing of whole birds. A crew of six can process 200 birds in a morning and be ready for lunch by noon, while the birds chill on ice. We can offer you a better-tasting chicken because we are involved in every step of the process.
Ordering and Pricing
Birds will be available every week from mid-June through October. These will be whole birds, suitable for roasting (or cutting into pieces), available fresh or frozen. The birds will weigh in the 3.5 to 6.0 lb. range each and cost $5.99 per pound.
If you order ten or more chickens, and place a deposit of $10/bird in advance, the price will drop to $5.50/lb; twenty or more and you're down to $5.25/lb. You don’t need to be a CSA member to purchase Sunrise chicken.