We are proud to announce our partnership with Bell & Evans Air Chilled Chicken. We strive to bring you the freshest, tastiest chicken available.

About Bell & Evans

Bell & Evans is a family-owned and operated company located in Fredericksburg, PA. It is the nation’s largest grower and processor of chickens raised with ZERO antibiotics, as well as a USDA certified organic program. They are considered pioneers of the poultry industry and base their success on exceptional growing and farming practices that support a stress-free environment for the birds, including raising chickens without the use of antibiotics since 1998. Bell & Evans have the strictest quality guidelines in Pennsylvania, are passionate about their chicken and control every aspect of the process.

Facts about the process

• At The Hatchery

  • No injection of antibiotics into the egg or sprayed on after hatch

  • Slow Induction Euthanasia (SIE) prior to culling lame or sick chicks

  • Our new hatchery will give chicks Immediate Access to food and water

• On The Farm
  All of the chicken houses are:

  • Built with Cement Floors and side curbs to prevent rodents and other animals from burrowing into the house. Rodents are primary carriers of bacteria and disease

  • Completely Cleaned and disinfected after each flock

  • Vacant for 2-3 weeks in order to break any virus or bacteria life cycle that may be present

  • Filled with Fresh Litter for every flock. We do NOT pile fresh litter on top of old manure

  • Provide Enrichments to encourage movement and build muscle structure

• In The Feed

  • All vegetarian diet

  • Zero antibiotics

  • No Hexane - 100% extruded and expeller-pressed soybeans

  • No DDGS (distillers dry grains with solubles) - means No Ethanol By-Products (known to contain antibiotics)

  • No animal by-products, expired bakery goods, grease or arsenic

  • No grains Imported from China

  • Various Natural ingredients to promote gut health, including Oregano Oil, Cinnamon and Yucca Root

• Through The Process

  • Chickens are loaded into drawers on the farm and remain there until after Slow Induction Anesthesia (SIA) - No Dump System

  • Slow Induction Anesthesia (SIA) - our birds are slowly rendered unconscious prior to the start of processing

  • All transportation trailers, modules and drawers are Thoroughly Washed and Sanitized after every load

  • 100% Air Chilled system

    • No retained water (including chlorinated water)

    • Lesser chance for cross contamination

    • Reduced water usage by tens of thousands of gallons each day vs. traditional water chilling

All of these attributes accumulate into the Bell & Evans Humane Animal Welfare Standard, one that far surpasses the recognized standards of the industry.