Chism Chicken RanchSouthwest Michigan
Chickens on fresh pasture in a mobile range coop
Family-run · Southwest Michigan

Pasture-raised poultry, raised the way it should be.

Happy birds on green grass and fresh air — Non-GMO fed, no antibiotics or hormones, and butchered humanely. Farm-to-table chicken, eggs, and rabbit from Marshall, Michigan.

10+
Years farming
100%
Non-GMO feed
0
Antibiotics / hormones
~8 wk
On pasture

Raised on Pasture

Moved to fresh grass regularly where they peck, scratch, and forage in the sunshine.

Clean Feed, Clean Meat

A 28% protein Non-GMO ration plus everything they forage — no antibiotics, no hormones.

Local & Transparent

Chicks from a Michigan hatchery, raised in small batches, with care you can see.

From Our Farm

Fresh from the pasture

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Pasture-Raised Meat ChickensBest seller

Pasture-Raised Meat Chickens

Cornish Cross raised on grass, averaging ~4.5 lb after butcher. Priced by weight at pickup.

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Farm-Fresh Free-Range EggsLimited

Farm-Fresh Free-Range Eggs

Rich, golden yolks from hens that roam, forage, and live the good life.

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Know the difference

Free-Range vs. Pasture-Raised

They sound alike, but the day-to-day life of the bird — and the quality of the meat — can be worlds apart.

Free Range

  • Some access to the outdoors — but rules vary widely.
  • May still spend much of the day indoors.
  • Outdoor area can be small and crowded.
  • Diet is mostly grain, with limited natural foraging.

Pasture-RaisedOur way

  • Outdoors most of the day in moveable, predator-safe coops.
  • Rotated to fresh pasture regularly.
  • Constant access to grass, insects & sunshine.
  • Varied, nutrient-rich diet and real exercise.
Derek Chism and family on the ranch
Meet the farmers

Derek Chism & Tiffany Tucker

Derek and his daughter Emelia have raised chickens and rabbits with compassionate care for over a decade. Tiffany brings two decades of feeding her community, now growing herbs and vegetables alongside the flock.

In a world of cheap, commercialized food, they believe their community deserves a local product with real nutritional value — raised ethically, for this generation and the next.

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Ready when you are

Reserve your birds today

A small $5.50 deposit per bird holds your place in our next small batch. We handle butchering and transport — you just pick up your birds, packaged and ready for the freezer.

  • 1Reserve with a quick message
  • 2We raise & humanely butcher at ~8 weeks
  • 3Pick up fresh — pay the balance by weight

Reservation Estimator

See your deposit and a ballpark total before you reserve.

Deposit due now$5.50 per bird · non-refundable
$22.00
Estimated weight~4.5 lb per bird after butcher
18.0 lb
Estimated total~$5.50 per lb
$99.00
Balance at pickupTotal minus your deposit
$77.00

Estimates only — final price is by actual weight at pickup. Deposits reserve your birds and cover chicks & starter feed.

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