Home Grown
Chicken from
Standard Bred Programs

Chicken, the old fashioned way.

"WOW" the whole family with fine table fowl by Birchwood Farms!

Commercial agriculture makes use of only a handful of specialized breeds that supply a majority of the meat consumed globally.  The lack of diversity in our food system makes that system vulnerable in the event of war, disease, or natural disaster.  Heirloom breeds of livestock are the key to a more sustainable future.

Our table birds are bred for their respective Standards of Perfection.  In order to preserve these breeds, only the best birds, those that adhere the closest to their respective Standards Of Perfection and meet conformation and size requirements prescribed therein, are kept as breeders.  Anything that falls too far short must be culled so that only the traits truest to the breed and that serve the necessity of retaining their dual purpose traits, are retained in our breeding programs.

These are breeds that have been around for hundreds of years, that have a place in culture, and that, when bred responsibly to their Standard, retain their abilities to reproduce naturally, raise their own offspring, forage, and provide sustenance to families in the form of both meat and eggs for generations to come.

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Our Standard bred birds are table delicacies.  These are not your average meat birds.

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This is chicken how it was meant to be enjoyed.