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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.

Happy birds on green grass and fresh air, Non-GMO fed, no antibiotics or hormones, butchered humanely. Farm-to-table chicken and eggs from Marshall, Michigan.

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On pasture

Raised on Pasture

Moved to fresh grass regularly where they peck, scratch, and forage in the sunshine.

Clean Feed, Clean Meat

A 28% protein Non-GMO ration plus everything they forage, no antibiotics, no hormones.

Local & Transparent

Chicks from a Michigan hatchery, raised in small batches, with care you can see.

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

Whether you're filling your family's freezer or sourcing pasture-raised poultry for a menu or a farm store, 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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ready when you are

Reserve your birds today

Pre-purchase for spring and summer 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 with a quick message
  • 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.

Deposit due now$6.50 per bird · non-refundable
$26.00
Estimated weight~4.5 lb per bird after butcher
18.0 lb
Estimated total~$6.50 per lb
$117.00
Balance at pickupTotal minus your deposit
$91.00

Estimates only, final price is by actual weight at pickup. Deposits reserve your birds and cover chicks & starter feed.

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