Our chicken
Bjärefågel was looking for an opportunity to breed a more slowly growing chicken for a long time. We believe that a chicken that is allowed to grow a little slower – at its own pace – will have better health. At the year-end 2014/2015, we were involved in introducing the slow-growing Rowan Ranger chicken in Sweden.
Later we took another big step forward by breeding Ranger Gold and recently we have shifted again to Hubbard chicken. The new chicken is also slow-growing and has a good record in terms of both animal welfare and food quality. We breed our chickens for 49-52 days
HIGH MARKS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE IS IMPORTANT
Bjärefågel works with a focus on animal welfare and sustainability. By choosing to raise a chicken that is approved by several animal welfare organizations, we ensure that our chicken is carefully vetted and meets our requirements.
FOOT SCORE AS A HEALTH MARKER
One of the tools we use to check the welfare of the chickens is the foot score. In each flock, our veterinary assistants assess the chickens' feet. A value of zero is the best result, while 200 is a bad result. The foot score for our flocks is usually zero or close to zero.
What’s the difference between chicken and
Bjäre Chicken?