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. Hubbard is slow-growing and has a good record in terms of both animal welfare and food quality. The chicken is approved by European Animal Protection Organisations. 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.
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