2024 Season Sneak Peek + 3 Things that Haven’t Changed at RFF
First batch completed, a new flock in the brooder, and a full restock of your favorite cuts… it's an exciting week here at the farm!
With our seven week old chickens growing faster than expected on the pasture at Eudora, our first poultry processing day of the season is... today! We have been working so hard all year pouring blood (thankfully not too much of this!), sweat (gallons!) and even a few tears into these chickens. When raised in huge, climate controlled buildings and gorged on GMO grains, chicken can be produced year round- but our birds are raised on pasture, free to exercise their God-given nature in foraging for bugs and plants while building up the health of our land. They're given the opportunity to experience the natural changes in weather the way chickens have since the beginning of time, while also being given appropriate means to shelter by us, the farmers. This partnership between farmer and animal is one of the things that sets a regenerative approach to farming apart from the big producers that bring you the products you find in the typical grocery store, and it is why we are more than ok with our chicken being a seasonal product.
Growing Season Begins + 3 Things RFF Chicks Get on Day One
Wedneday was one of our favorite days on the farm- the day our first flock of chicks arrived!
Moving our first chicks into the brooder marks the official start of the Riley Family Farms poultry production season. We take a break from growing meat birds during our short Mississippi winter, so that means our brooders and on-field shelters are empty between late November and mid-February. This year our first flock of six hundred day old chicks arrived on Valentines Day.
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Winter at Riley Family Farms + Save $30 on Your Next RFF Order
Winter for our farm will end next week when our first chicks of the season go into the brooder. Here is a glimpse of some of what we have been up to since our last birds went through the processor late last fall:
A Special Announcement from Riley Family Farms
As was previously announced by our friends at Etta Hills Farm, Riley Family Farms, along with Les, Caleb, Ben, and the rest of the Riley Team, has decided to cordially end our agreement to operate Etta Hills Farm. As we move into our final days at Etta Hills Farm, we are excited to announce big changes for our family farm this year!