CHICKENS
ABOUT OUR CHICKENS
Showdown started raising chickens in Spring 2020. We started with 10 laying hens and quickly fell in love with the little creatures.
Our goal with our chickens is to produce the best quality food that we can, and supply that to our family and friends as well. We are on a personal journey to reduce our dependence on factory-farmed meat.
EATING RESPONSIBLY
We believe that if you chose to eat animals and animal products, you should know where your food comes from and know how they were raised. Ideally, we believe that if you chose to eat an animal you should be prepared to harvest that animal yourself. However, not everyone has those skills in the 21st century.
Animals raised for meat are a culmination of their breeding, their environment, and their feed. A clean, safe, and stress-free environment are of the utmost importance. In addition to that, feeding the highest quality feed that can be found will greatly impact the quality of the products. Take a look at our Layers and Broilers pages to see the details of how we ensure high quality lives for all of our chickens.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM?
FACTORY FARMED CHICKEN
High-volume farming is an unfortunate reality of our world today. In order to feed the world’s population, farmers need to produce as much meat as possible in as little space as possible. Sadly, this high-volume farming often results in poor living conditions for the animals.
While these types of videos are often edited by animal welfare groups to discourage the consumption of animals and animal products. We believe that these same animals can be raised ethically and lovingly and the products can still be consumed responsibly.
WATCH THE LINKED VIDEOS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. If you chose to watch these videos please view them ‘with a grain of salt’. The majority of poultry farmers do care about their animals and the conditions are not as bad as the extreme cases shown in the videos. But it is important to show the difference in living conditions between these large farms and smaller family farms such as Showdown.
We believe that knowledge is power and we encourage everyone to do their own research when it comes to feeding themselves and their families.
WHY CHOOSE US?
Our standard of care is highly superior to large-scale operations and we plan to continue this high quality of care as we keep growing.
Our animals are kept in clean environments and have large outdoor spaces to enjoy. We encourage our birds to spend as much time outside as possible as that is the healthiest environment for them. We provide only the highest quality feed and supplement with many nutritious snacks such as fresh grass, vegetables from our garden, bugs, and more.