This move is a little confusing to the chicks, so we move them very slowly and in small batches to minimize their stress.
They'll live out the rest of their 8 week life running around and eating fresh grass each day. It's always so fun to watch chicks when you put them on the grass - the way they carefully walk on it trying to figure out what it is and how quickly they figure out that it's edible. This step from brooder to pasture always confirms for me that this is the way they are supposed to live.
And, they're in! This is their new home for the next 6 weeks.
Here are the birds that feed America. Now, if we could just get the country to stop eating birds that are raised in commercial facilities that are treated horribly and injected with so much growth hormones and antibiotics that are making us ill.
A lot of people say, at $3+ per pound, we can't afford to eat organic, pastured foods. We say, HOGWASH! The money is being spent in the long run. It's being spent in medicines, doctor visits and hospital bills. So, one has to decided: 1) spend more money upfront on good natural food and have little or no medical bills or 2) continue to eat chemical laden industrial meat that's cheap, but continue to have to see a doctor for all your ailments.
In our family, since switching to organic, pastured foods a few years ago, we have yet to see a doctor. Yep, you heard right. We have had no ailments what-so-ever, beyond a common cold or a pulled muscle. That is proof enough to us that what we do has a huge impact on our well being.
You need to decide for your family. Would you rather eat from a commercial chicken facility where they're so cramped and so ill from joint and respiratory problems, they can't take more than a few steps...
Or from here; with sunshine, fresh grass, non-medicated grains and treated as an animal versus a dollar sign...
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