What does humane raising of animals mean on Chestnut Farms?
We are all about the quality of life for our animals. Both Rich and I eat meat, but we do not support the commercial, feed-lot, hormone-laden, mass production of animals. We want to make sure our animals have a wonderful, happy and healthy life while they are with us. We allow all of our animals to live as close to the way nature intended as possible. Calves are naturally born and allowed to nurse and stay with their mother cows for at least six months and often longer. Pigs give birth in stalls or huts, not in farrowing crates where they are confined. Piglets remain with their mothers nursing for six to eight weeks. Our sheep are moved from pasture to pasture in the spring, summer and fall where the lambs are protected by the flock. (and our two llamas!) Our poultry are raised with plenty of space, fresh air and sunshine where they peck at bugs and worms in the ground. We never clip beaks or wings. We do chores twice a day and spend time petting and playing with our animals. We visual
