America's Oldest Lineage of Chicken

This is a groundbreaking development for the heritage meat movement and the cause of biodiversity in food because our collaboration works towards preserving (and eating!) poultry that are on the brink of extinction.

Kansas-based heritage farmer Frank Reese, who has made it his life’s work to preserve endangered breeds of poultry, has worked for years to maintain stronger lines of chickens. Reese has partnered with his first-ever protégé, Jed Greenberg of Chosen Farms, to raise and process kosher and non-kosher chickens in New Jersey.

Why Heritage Chicken?

The healthiest and tastiest birds on the market today.
Traceability
Good Shepherd chickens can be traced back over 100 years, are 100% antibiotic free, and are pasture raised. Each chicken comes labeled with its breed.
Loved by Top Chefs
"Amazing! I have always focused on sustainability and I forgot all about BREED. What a difference in taste!" — Alice Waters of Chez Panisse
Superior Flavor
"And the flavors! I am stunned by the Plymouth Rock, which smells like hay and has a marigold-yellow, pork-style fat cap beneath its skin. Its flesh is silky and grassy, bringing to mind smoked sablefish. The New Hampshire has meat that is almost lavender and tastes closer to an oyster, or perhaps Lardo di Colonnata cured in ancient marble, than to any chicken I’ve ever eaten. It’s rich in umami, that indescribable flavor in soy sauce, Parmesan cheese, truffles, and aged meat."
— Tamar Adler, Vogue

Explore the Selection

"The company at the forefront of the nonindustrial meat movement"

— The New York Times

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or your money back.
Our Loyalty Program
Free gifts with every order
starting with your fifth order.

What our customers

are saying

"What a feast. We are very impressed with the quality of the meat and other products you have supplied us. The pricing is fair and the service really outstanding. We will be happy customers for a long time."

— Michael from California

"Really, you might consider an online, publicly visible rating system. Why, you may ask? Because my last order included bone-in pork loin. I followed the direction card you included in my order. The vagaries of charcoal grilling being what they are, the loin I cooked on my Weber Kettle was done slightly early but it was perfect! Five Stars!"

— Charles from Tennesse

"The best ham I have ever eaten in all my 63 years! Beautiful flavor, not too sweet, with a perfect balance of lean to fat. The texture of the meat is firm and absolutely perfect, and the fat is silky and delicious. It is the ham every other ham wishes it could be... the ham of dreams!"

— Denise from Wisconsin

"I’m always delighted to receive gifts from you all. I consider myself lucky to have such a fine organization to buy different breeds and types of meat from! Keep up the good work and know that you are truly appreciated."

— Mary from Florida

"Oh goodness, you have no idea how much we drooled over the shank offerings!! Couldn't be more excited to have these babies in the freezer and do the 'shank a month' thing!! We love a good shank!! I shop heritage meat because in addition to believing you are what you eat, you are also what you eat eats. I value pasture raised and finished and we have found the heritage breeds to have a superior flavor!"

— Deb from North Carolina


"We ate the steaks last night for one of my new employee's welcome dinner. So good — the fat tasted like straight butter. Country ribs are the unsung hero of your website! I still have one rack frozen and look forward to letting those loose soon. I seared them over super high heat on the grill for a few minutes then left them on a slightly warm side of the grill for about 2 hours and flipped 'em every thirty minutes or so and basted as I flipped. Man those were great."

— Ben from California