Poultry Production
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Grain fed with added rendered animal by products for protein | Yes, very likely animal by product is a cheap protein source for feed. | No |
Vitamins & Minerals in feed | Yes | Yes |
Antibiotics may be fed | Yes | No |
Water may be medicated | Yes | No |
Fed growth hormones | Growth hormones are not permitted in poultry. | No |
Days to market weight | 32 days | 56 Days |
Poultry has access to fresh air, sunlight and the outdoors | No | Yes, weather permitting. |
Beef, Pork & Lamb
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Growth from birth without hormones or antibiotics | No | Yes |
Fed rendered animal byproducts as protein in feed ration | Very likely. Ruminant animal byproduct cannot be fed to ruminant animals; however, byproduct from hogs or poultry can be fed to ruminants (cows) and vice versa. | No, we do not use any animal byproduct in any feed for any animals. Our steers, hogs and lambs receive an appropriate mix of hay, sileage, barley, oats and pasture feed. |
All beef from young steers under 30 months of age | No | Yes |
Certified organic feed | No | No |
Grading | Yes, beef is graded according to the fat cover on the carcass and marbling. Pork and lamb have their own grading systems with scores related to aspects of muscle conformation and fat cover. | No, we believe that quality meat comes from how the animal was fed and processed, not how much fat cover was on the animal. |
Calves, hogs and lambs bought on open market | Yes | No, all our animals come from one farm for each of beef, hogs and lambs, raised from birth. We project our needs approximately 1 year in advance. |