To prepare, salt and pepper the bird all over, well. Then, run your hands under the skin with spices, herbs, and butter. Add herbs, spices, and/or citrus to the inside cavity of the bird. Cook whole in the oven or on the grill until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached. Save chicken carcasses and bones for making stock. Be creative with your leftover meat and incorporate into new meals like Chinese chicken salad, chicken pesto pasta, or a sesame chicken stir-fry.
Our Freedom Ranger meat birds are raised on pasture all summer long where they spend their days scratching at the earth and dust-bathing in the sunlight. We move our birds every day, giving them fresh grasses and insects to forage on, while also fertilizing our pastures.