[{"id":21057470492,"handle":"broths-fats-sauces","updated_at":"2024-04-25T23:35:02+10:00","published_at":"2020-04-13T09:06:33+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Broths \/ fats \/ organs \/ bones","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur products are made from the pasture-raised, whole animals we buy directly from \u003ca title=\"Producers\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/pages\/producers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eregeneratively-managed, local farms\u003c\/a\u003e. This means that we know exactly where all our meat and bones come from (down to the paddock) and exactly how the animals were raised and the farms are managed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe animals we source are an expression of these vibrant farm ecosystems. The more biodiversity in the system that your food comes from, the more beneficial, microbial diversity you'll develop in your gut. A healthy gut is the cornerstone of a healthy body.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's why it's so important to eat plants and animals that are raised on living soils and pastures. Healthy ecosystems = nutrient-dense food = healthy humans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlong with our broths and fats, we also make \u003ca title=\"Put Your Feet Up: Heat and Eat Sauces\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/heat-and-eat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eheat-and-eat sauces and soups\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. We love to cook, but there are some days when we're over it and what we need is to put our feet up with a nice glass of something medicinal and let someone else do the work. We call these the \u003ca title=\"Put Your Feet Up\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/heat-and-eat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePut Your Feet Up sauces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e because that's what they let you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're making your own broth and you don't see the bones you want listed here, please call us - we have bones from all the whole animals we receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-09-17T15:40:26+10:00","alt":"","width":2441,"height":2763,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Chicken_broth_with_veg_copy.jpg?v=1643500648"}},{"id":9667870748,"handle":"pastured-organic-chicken-eggs","updated_at":"2024-04-26T18:35:03+10:00","published_at":"2020-04-13T08:12:39+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Chicken \/ Egg","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e99.9% of Australian meat chickens are Cobb\/Ross white broilers - genetics that prioritise growth speed and size over flavour and quality of life. \u003c\/span\u003eWe're proud to also offer Grassland Poultry Sommerlad heritage chickens. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrassland Sommerlad Heritage chickens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSlow growing, resilient, heritage birds that are bred to thrive ranging outside on Australian pastures - they look, behave and taste completely different to conventional white broilers. Bred, raised and processed at Grasslands Poultry near Wellington in NSW. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/blogs\/chew-the-fat\/kim-and-roger\" title=\"Kim and Roger - Grassland Sommerlad Poultry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMore here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOrganic Cobb\/Ross white chickens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCertified organic from Inglewood Farm, Queensland. We researched all the large certified organic poultry producers and, after visiting Inglewood, we concluded that they were the best partners for us. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our poultry is raised ranging freely outside on chemical-free pastures. All feed is medication-free and the birds are processed without bleach or chemicals. All products are labelled with the farm on which they're grown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhoto of Grasslands Poultry Sommerlad by Alan Benson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-04-17T17:11:24+10:00","alt":"","width":1201,"height":1402,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Grassland_facebook_pic_download_crop.jpg?v=1619062755"}},{"id":266785128534,"handle":"shop-free-range-poultry","updated_at":"2024-04-26T18:35:03+10:00","published_at":"2022-10-07T10:43:27+11:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"SHOP PASTURE-RAISED POULTRY","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe supply free-range chickens, including the sought-after \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSommerlad Heritage chickens and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLlandilo Heritage cockerels. If you're looking for a whole organic chicken to roast, wings to BBQ, chicken thighs, breast, drumsticks or mince you will find the best quality here. All our poultry is raised ranging freely outside on chemical-free pastures, all feed is medication-free and the birds are processed without bleach or chemicals.\u003c\/span\u003e"}]
Sommerlad chickens are a superb table bird that has been skilfully bred to thrive outside on diverse Australian pastures. These birds live up to four times longer and are a profoundly different product than the ubiquitous white Cobb/Ross chickens that make up 99.9% of the Australian meat chicken industry.
We receive fortnightly deliveries of Sommerlad chickens grown by Grasslands Poultry so, depending on when you want your liver, it will either be fresh or frozen.
Unlike Cobb/Ross white meat chickens which are received by farmers as day-olds from large, commercial hatcheries, the Sommerlad birds are bred, hatched and raised by a skilled farmers at a handful of select farms across Australia.
Our Sommerlad Heritage chickens are born and bred by Kim and Bryan Kiss at Grasslands Poultry Farm, near Wellington in NSW.
Sommerlad Heritage chickens are the result of a 15 year breeding project developed by Michael and Kathryn Sommerlad to develop an old-fashioned, deeply-flavoured table bird designed specifically to thrive outside on Australian pastures with the highest animal welfare outcomes. Sommerlad Heritage chickens won the national Delicious Produce Award 'From the Paddock' category in 2015 and 2016 and were awarded a special Innovation Award in the same competition in 2016.
Sommerlad chickens live on pasture for more than 80 days. This is up to three or four times longer than conventional white broilers which make up the remainder of the Australian meat industry and is a consequence of the slow growing genetics that allow for the development of strong bones and more deeply flavoured meat. Sommerlad birds have longer legs and more even meat distribution than the breast-heavy white broiler chicken and they are vigorous, athletic and curious, ranging far afield in search of grubs and green pick.
They’re wonderful to look at too, with multi-coloured feathers and a variety of colours, shapes and sizes - breeds include Transylvanian Naked Necks, Australian Game, Croad Langshan and Plymouth Rock.
The birds have access to a starter crumble with no GM, hormones, medications or soy products. Then from three weeks they also have access to whole grains of wheat, sunflower, corn and sorghum. As well as bugs, grasshoppers, grass and anything else that they can forage for. This is all free choice.
"We’ve specifically bred them to thrive in free-range pasture rearing environments. (Characteristics include) active foraging behaviour, heat-resistance, balanced body confirmation and strong legs, as well as good liveability with improved, natural resistance to diseases endemic to Australian poultry flocks.” Michael and Kathryn Sommerlad
"The flavour of a Sommerlad chicken is something very special, it’s the combination of the heritage breeds that makes this chicken stand out. The free range environment and the naturally slower growing birds also helps to develop their full flavour." Peter Gilmore, Executive Chef, Quay Restaurant
Sommerlad Heritage chickens represent a profoundly welcome return to the days before a single genetic strain of white chicken was raised by the thousands in artificial light inside sheds with the exclusive purpose of achieving maximum efficiency, volume and speed to market with the least investment.
We’re proud to have been actively supporting this project and selling Sommerlad birds since late 2014.
