Slow-growing chicken<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"Picture](\"https:\/\/www.bjarefagel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bjarefagel_Ranger-gold-2-47-dagar_hobal-Foto-Sia-Andersson-1.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tOur slowly growing chicken<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel searched for a long time for an opportunity to raise a slower-growing chicken. We believe that a chicken allowed to grow a little slower \u2013 at its own pace \u2013 is well-equipped to thrive. At the turn of the year 2014\/2015, we helped introduce the slow-growing Rowan Ranger chicken to Sweden.<\/p>
A few years later, we took another step forward by starting to breed Ranger Gold chickens, and thereafter we have switched to Hubbard JACY87 chickens. Hubbard is slow-growing and has fine reviews regarding both animal welfare and food quality.<\/strong>. The chicken is also approved by European animal welfare organisations. We raise Bj\u00e4re chickens for 49\u201352 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"Kyckling](\"https:\/\/www.bjarefagel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hubbard-JACY-3-dagar-Stall-Martin-2_1_Foto-Sia-Andersson-Banovic.jpg\")
<\/figure>A high rating for ANIMAL HEALTH is important<\/h3>
Bj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel works with a focus on animal welfare and responsible production. By choosing to raise a chicken that is approved by several animal welfare organisations, we ensure that our chicken is thoroughly scrutinised and meets our requirements.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t![\"\u00c4ldre](\"https:\/\/www.bjarefagel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Hubbard-JACY-51-dagar-Stall-Martin-2_2_-Foto-Sia-Andersson-Banovic.jpg\")
<\/figure>We've got the FEET covered<\/h3>
One of the tools we use to monitor the welfare of chickens is foot scoring. For each flock, our veterinary nurses assess the chickens' feet. A score of zero is the best result, while 200 is a poor result. The foot scores for our flocks are typically zero or close to zero.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tOur slowly growing chicken<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel searched for a long time for an opportunity to raise a slower-growing chicken. We believe that a chicken allowed to grow a little slower \u2013 at its own pace \u2013 is well-equipped to thrive. At the turn of the year 2014\/2015, we helped introduce the slow-growing Rowan Ranger chicken to Sweden.<\/p>
A few years later, we took another step forward by starting to breed Ranger Gold chickens, and thereafter we have switched to Hubbard JACY87 chickens. Hubbard is slow-growing and has fine reviews regarding both animal welfare and food quality.<\/strong>. The chicken is also approved by European animal welfare organisations. We raise Bj\u00e4re chickens for 49\u201352 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>A high rating for ANIMAL HEALTH is important<\/h3>
Bj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel works with a focus on animal welfare and responsible production. By choosing to raise a chicken that is approved by several animal welfare organisations, we ensure that our chicken is thoroughly scrutinised and meets our requirements.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>We've got the FEET covered<\/h3>
One of the tools we use to monitor the welfare of chickens is foot scoring. For each flock, our veterinary nurses assess the chickens' feet. A score of zero is the best result, while 200 is a poor result. The foot scores for our flocks are typically zero or close to zero.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
Bj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel searched for a long time for an opportunity to raise a slower-growing chicken. We believe that a chicken allowed to grow a little slower \u2013 at its own pace \u2013 is well-equipped to thrive. At the turn of the year 2014\/2015, we helped introduce the slow-growing Rowan Ranger chicken to Sweden.<\/p>
A few years later, we took another step forward by starting to breed Ranger Gold chickens, and thereafter we have switched to Hubbard JACY87 chickens. Hubbard is slow-growing and has fine reviews regarding both animal welfare and food quality.<\/strong>. The chicken is also approved by European animal welfare organisations. We raise Bj\u00e4re chickens for 49\u201352 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Bj\u00e4ref\u00e5gel works with a focus on animal welfare and responsible production. By choosing to raise a chicken that is approved by several animal welfare organisations, we ensure that our chicken is thoroughly scrutinised and meets our requirements.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t One of the tools we use to monitor the welfare of chickens is foot scoring. For each flock, our veterinary nurses assess the chickens' feet. A score of zero is the best result, while 200 is a poor result. The foot scores for our flocks are typically zero or close to zero.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>A high rating for ANIMAL HEALTH is important<\/h3>
<\/figure>We've got the FEET covered<\/h3>