by Rafter W Ranch | Sep 23, 2021 | Healthy Living, Pastured Chicken
White striping disease is a muscular myopathy that occurs when chickens are raised for rapid growth. BY: Katabella Roberts (The Epoch Times); September 22, 2021 More than 90 percent of U.S. store-brand chickens have the muscle disease known as “white striping,”...
by Rafter W Ranch | Mar 29, 2021 | Pastured Chicken, Our Farm, Recipes
What is Organic Chicken? Organic Chicken comes from farms that raise chicks on organic feed and bedding from the second day of life until processing. Organic feed and bedding come from sources that used no inorganic fertilizers for the preceding 3 years. Organic...
by Rafter W Ranch | Mar 27, 2021 | Our Farm, Beef, Healthy Living, Lamb, Pastured Chicken
The Problem with Packaging Walk into the meat section of nearly any grocery store and look at the packaging and label. You will see statements like, “Net Weight” “Solution Added” “Water Added.” What does all of that mean? It means...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jun 10, 2020 | Recipes, Beef, Lamb, Pastured Chicken
Unusual Grilling Recipes There are lots of choices when it comes to grilling meat. Why not try one of these unusual grilling recipes for your next barbecue? Spicy Grilled Hanger Steaks New York strip and ribeye aren’t the only steaks worthy of...
by Rafter W Ranch | Feb 27, 2020 | Beef, Grassfed, Our Farm, Pastured Chicken
Your “Go-To” for Grass-Fed Meat Rafter W Ranch is the top choice in Colorado for grass-fed meat; you can be sure that our grass-fed meats meet these three important standards: 1) Grass-Finished At Rafter W Ranch, we believe that animals should live...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jul 22, 2019 | Eggs, Our Farm, Pastured Chicken
If you’ve ever seen chickens in a natural environment, you’ll understand why they enjoy following our cattle around the pasture rotation from spring through fall. Fresh air, bright sunshine, healthy exercise, yummy bugs, and seeds… What’s not...
