Whole Heritage Chicken – Large (4.5–5.5 lb)

Our Large Whole Heritage Chickens weigh 4.5–5.5 pounds, giving you plenty of flavorful pasture-raised chicken for family dinners, entertaining, meal prep, and leftovers — while offering our best value per pound.

These aren't conventional chickens raised as quickly as possible. We raise slow-growing heritage breed chickens for up to 3 months, giving them considerably more time to grow and develop naturally. They're raised outdoors on pasture and moved to fresh ground every day, where they can forage through grass and clover and express their natural behaviors.

We supplement what they find on pasture with a carefully selected 100% corn-free and soy-free feed. Our chickens are raised without vaccines, antibiotics, or added hormones and without the shortcuts commonly used in industrial poultry production.

That slower, more natural approach produces chicken with rich, old-fashioned flavor, beautiful skin, and a firmer, more natural texture than conventional poultry. This is chicken raised the way we believe it should be — slowly, outdoors, and with tremendous care.

More Chicken, More Possibilities

At 4.5–5.5 pounds, our Large chickens are perfect when you're feeding the whole family, having guests over, or intentionally cooking once and eating more than once.

Enjoy it as a traditional roast chicken the first night, then use leftover meat for soups, salads, sandwiches, casseroles, tacos, or other quick meals. They're also excellent smoked whole or spatchcocked and cooked on the grill.

Pat the chicken dry, season generously with salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs, and roast at 425°F for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven to 375°F and continue roasting until the thickest portion reaches a safe internal temperature. Allow it to rest before carving.

Use the Whole Bird

Once you've enjoyed the meat, save the carcass and bones for nourishing homemade chicken stock or bone broth.

Cover the bones with water, add a splash of apple cider vinegar, and cook low and slow for 12–15 hours on the stovetop or in a slow cooker, or approximately 2 hours under high pressure in an Instant Pot. Strain before storing.

And don't overlook the two "oysters" tucked along the back near the thighs. They're two exceptionally tender, flavorful pieces traditionally considered the cook's reward.

This is how chicken is supposed to taste — slow grown on pasture, moved to fresh grass every day, and raised with care from beginning to end.

Organs sold separately.