Living in the city limits, I cannot raise my own chickens, so this place is perfect for that.  I ordered one whole chicken and a dozen eggs.  Both were fantastic!  If you haven’t had farm-fresh eggs, then you simply must find the nearest person who has laying hens and ask for some.  They are wonderful.  Or contact Boardtown Organics if you’re in the area, only $2.50/dozen.  That’s a good dollar cheaper than “free-range” varieties at Kroger.  And so much better, I might add.  Orangey center that doesn’t run all over the place when you break the egg in the skillet.

We should have weighed it, but we didn’t.  Suffice to say that the chicken was huge.  It fed my husband and me for over a week.  We grilled the legs, wings, and thighs.  Pan fried one-half of the breast (which fed us both) and topped it with olives.  Halved the other half of the breast and used one half to top a salad and the other half to make chicken fried rice.  Of course we had leftovers, and those were mostly mixed together for sandwiches, salad, etc.  We also made chicken stock for the first time by using the bones and meat that clings to the bones.  Considering the entire chicken only cost $10, we ate some pretty cheap meals, and all were absolutely delicious.  I have read that truly free-range, happy chickens (I think this makes them happy) that are allowed to roam about and eat bugs taste more “chickenier,” and I can now say that I agree.  May sound crazy, but, somehow, I could taste the chicken more.  It didn’t just taste like whatever I seasoned it with.  It tasted like chicken.

Their Web site advertises a CSA (community supported agriculture) effort this year, but I plan to grow pretty much all I’ll need on my own.  As for chicken, they are almost out of the last batch processed, but I’m told they should have more ready in May.

This is in the biggest bowl we own.

Take a look at that half a breast. Huge. I know.