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Chism Chicken Ranch pasture pens at golden hour in Marshall, Michigan
Family-run · Est. 2013 · Southwest Michigan

Pasture-raised poultry, raised right.

Chicken and eggs from small batches, moved to fresh pasture as they graze.

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On pasture

Always On The Move

Onto fresh grass every few days, to peck, scratch and forage in the sun.

Fed Well, Not Fast

A 28% protein ration, plus whatever they turn up themselves. That is what you taste.

Small Batches, Start to Finish

Chicks from a hatchery we know, in batches small enough that we know the birds.

from our farm

Fresh from the pasture

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Meat ChickensBest seller

Meat Chickens

Cornish Cross raised on grass, ~4.5 lb after butcher, priced by weight.

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Free-Range EggsSeasonal

Free-Range Eggs

Rich, golden yolks from hens that roam, forage, and live the good life.

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who we serve

Built for your table, or your business

Filling a freezer or stocking a kitchen, we can raise it for you.

Families & home cooks

Reserve a few birds for the freezer and pick them up fresh, real, local food you can feel good about serving.

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Chefs & restaurants

Consistent, pasture-raised poultry your menu can stand behind. Let's talk volume, timing, and pickup or delivery.

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Farms, resellers & co-ops

Raise beef or pork but not chicken? Offer your customers pasture-raised poultry without raising a single bird, buy in bulk and resell through your farm store.

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Run a restaurant, farm store, or co-op? We wholesale to partners across SW Michigan and Chicago.

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know the difference

Free-Range vs.Pasture-Raised

Free Range

  • Some access to the outdoors, but rules vary widely.
  • May still spend much of the day indoors.
  • Outdoor area can be small and crowded.
  • Diet is mostly grain, with limited natural foraging.

Pasture-RaisedOur way

  • Outdoors most of the day in moveable, predator-safe coops.
  • Rotated to fresh pasture regularly.
  • Constant access to grass, insects & sunshine.
  • Varied, nutrient-rich diet and real exercise.
Derek Chism and family on the ranch
meet the farmers

Derek Chism & Tiffany Tucker

Derek and his daughter Emelia have raised chickens with compassionate care for over a decade. Tiffany brings two decades of feeding her community, now growing herbs and vegetables alongside the flock.

In a world of cheap, commercialized food, they believe their community deserves a local product raised ethically, with the well-being of every animal put first.

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Reserve your birds today

Pre-order for pickup the first or second week of October with a $6.50 deposit per bird, it starts your bird from the hatchery and holds your place in our next small batch. Come pick up your birds fresh, or ask about delivery.

  • 1Reserve online in a couple of minutes
  • 2We raise & humanely butcher at ~8 weeks
  • 3Pick up fresh, or ask about delivery
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Reservation Estimator

See your deposit and a ballpark total before you reserve.

Which size?
Deposit due now$6.50 per bird · non-refundable
$26.00
Estimated weight2.5–4 lb per bird after butcher
10–16 lb
Estimated total~$6.50 per lb
$65–$104
Balance at pickupTotal minus your deposit
$39–$78

Estimates only, final price is by actual weight at pickup. Birds are sorted by size after processing, so yours will land somewhere in that range. Deposits reserve your birds and cover chicks & starter feed.

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