Birds raised cage free and all natural on our own ground between Morton and Mackinaw, processed under inspection, and packed for your freezer. Whole chickens run 3 to 6 lbs at $4.99 a pound — most land right around $22. No added hormones. No steroids. No daily antibiotics. Buy one bird, or buy twenty and take the discount.
Buying for a family, a freezer or a restaurant? Call the farm: (309) 613-0563
Quick Summary
Little Blue's Farm raises whole chickens, cage free and all natural, in Morton, IL, serving Peoria, Pekin, and Bloomington. Whole birds run 3 to 6 lbs at $4.99 a pound, so a chicken works out to roughly $15 to $30, with a typical bird around $22. Buy 20 or more birds and save $1.00 each, 30 or more $1.25, and 50 or more $1.50. We also sell chicken by the cut — breast, wings, thighs, and drumsticks — and every price already includes processing. Raised on our own ground with no added hormones, no steroids, and no daily antibiotics. Order online for farm-to-door delivery or call (309) 613-0563.
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birds run 3 to 6 lbs
One bird, giblets included, double-wrapped and flash-frozen. Because you pay by the pound and the birds are not identical, the price follows the bird: a 3 lb chicken is about $14.97 and a 6 lb chicken is about $29.94. Most of ours land near the middle, around $22.
That is the whole pricing story. There is no hanging weight to explain, no cut sheet to fill out and no second bill from the locker. What you see is what the bird costs, processing included.
[CONFIRM: the volume discount is not shown on the live Barn2Door listing. Confirm it is still offered and how a customer claims it — automatic at checkout, or call the farm. Until confirmed, this block reads Buying 20 birds or more? Call (309) 613-0563 for volume pricing.]
Not ready for a whole bird, or you only cook the parts your family actually eats? Every cut below is packaged, frozen and ready to go out on the next delivery route. All prices are per pound and already include processing.
| Cut | Typical weight | Price | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken, Breast (Boneless) | 0.70–1.6 lbs | $8.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Wings | 2–3.8 lbs | $6.49 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Thighs | 1–2 lbs | $5.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Drumsticks | 1–2 lbs | $4.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Leg Quarters | 0.75–2.25 lbs | $4.99 / lb | Order |
Weights vary by bird. You are charged for the actual weight of the package you receive.
Ground chicken and breakfast links are made from our own birds at the same inspected facility that handles our beef and pork. The snack sticks are the thing people buy once and then keep in the truck.
| Product | Unit | Price | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken, Ground | 1 lb package | $9.99 | Order |
| Chicken, Sausage Breakfast Links | 1–2 lbs | $9.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken Snack Sticks — BBQ | 1 pack | $8.99 | Order |
| Chicken Snack Sticks — Jalapeño Cheddar | 1 pack | $8.99 | Order |
| Chicken Snack Sticks — Sweet Teriyaki | 1 pack | $8.99 | Order |
[CONFIRM: snack stick pack size. The live store sells all three flavors at $8.99 per pack with no weight shown. Once Adam confirms ounces per pack, add it to the Unit column — a price with no unit next to it is the single most common reason a shopper closes the tab.]
The parts a grocery store throws away and a good cook goes looking for. Backs and necks and feet make the stock that gels on the counter. Livers, gizzards and hearts are the cheapest real nutrition on this page. Several of our customers buy these on a standing order for raw feeding their dogs.
| Product | Typical weight | Price | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken, Backs & Necks | 2–4 lbs | $4.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Livers | 1.5–2.5 lbs | $5.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Gizzards | 1 lb | $5.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Hearts | 0.70–1.90 lbs | $5.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Skins | 1–3 lbs | $5.99 / lb | Order |
| Chicken, Feet | [CONFIRM: weight range] | $5.99 / lb | Order |
Start with how often you actually roast a bird, then double it — almost nobody regrets the second chicken. A whole bird runs 3 to 6 lbs and feeds four people with leftovers, and the carcass makes a pot of stock, so one chicken is really two meals and a soup. At $4.99 a pound there is no penalty for starting small and coming back, and the discounts only kick in at 20 birds.
Because it is a different bird raised on a different clock, and we would rather explain that than pretend the price gap is not there. Commodity chicken is bred and fed to reach market weight as fast as a bird can be pushed there, in barns holding tens of thousands, processed on lines running hundreds of birds an hour. Every part of that system exists to take cost out. Ours are raised cage free in small batches on our own ground and processed in small runs under inspection.
What you are paying the difference for is knowing the answer to every question you could ask about the bird. We can tell you where it lived and what it ate. That is worth something to some families and not to others, and we would rather you buy two birds and decide for yourself than take our word for it.
Cage free means exactly what it says — our birds are not raised in cages. All natural means no added hormones, no steroids and no daily antibiotics. If a bird gets sick it gets treated, and it goes through the full withdrawal period before it ever goes to processing. That is the honest version, and it is the same standard we hold on the cattle and the hogs.
We are not certified organic and we do not claim to be. What we will do is answer any question you ask about how the birds are raised, on the phone, in one sentence, without checking with anybody.
Pick whole birds, cuts, or both, and check out on the farm store. Chicken is priced by the pound with processing included, so your total is the total. If you are buying 20 birds or more, call the farm first.
Your order is pulled, double-wrapped and flash-frozen, and staged for the next delivery route or pickup date in your area.
We personally deliver throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri, and we carry the boxes in to your freezer. There is no charge for the delivery itself, just a fuel fee based on your route. You can also meet us at the Peoria Riverfront Farmers Market May through September, or at our monthly Creve Coeur pickup. Farm pickup in Morton is available by appointment — call (309) 613-0563 to set a time. We do not host drop-in visits or farm tours.
See delivery routes, market pickup and our Creve Coeur stop →
Whole chickens from Little Blue's Farm are $4.99 a pound and birds run 3 to 6 lbs, so a whole chicken comes to roughly $15 to $30 depending on the bird. Most land near $22. The price includes processing and the giblets, so there is no second bill and nothing to add at pickup. Buy 20 birds or more and the per-bird price drops.
Our whole birds run 3 to 6 lbs, and a typical one is about 4.5 lbs. Because they are raised in small batches rather than pushed to a uniform target weight, the range is real — you may get a 3.5 lb bird and a 5.5 lb bird in the same order. You are charged for the actual weight of the bird you receive, not an average.
Yes. Twenty or more birds saves $1.00 per bird, thirty or more saves $1.25 per bird, and fifty or more saves $1.50 per bird. Call (309) 613-0563 before you place a large order so we can confirm bird availability for the batch and get the discount applied correctly.
Our birds are raised cage free and all natural on our own ground between Morton and Mackinaw, with no added hormones, no steroids and no daily antibiotics. Antibiotics are not used routinely as a growth or preventive measure. If an individual bird gets sick it is treated and goes through the full withdrawal period before harvest.
Frozen. Every bird and every cut is double-wrapped and flash-frozen after processing, never vacuum-sealed. Frozen is what lets us deliver across six states and what lets you buy several birds at once instead of one at a time. Thaw a whole chicken in the refrigerator for 24 to 36 hours before you roast it.
Plan on about 1 cubic foot of freezer space for every 35 to 40 lbs of packaged meat. Ten whole birds is roughly 45 lbs and needs a little over a cubic foot. Twenty birds is roughly 90 lbs and needs about 2.5 cubic feet, which most chest freezers handle without a problem even with beef already in them.
Yes, and they are the best value on this page for it. Backs and necks are $4.99 a pound and feet are $5.99 a pound. Feet are what make stock gel on the counter, and backs and necks carry the meat and marrow that give it flavor. Several of our customers also buy livers, gizzards and hearts on a standing order for raw feeding their dogs.
Our chicken is processed under federal inspection alongside our beef and pork. Poultry falls under the Poultry Products Inspection Act rather than the Federal Meat Inspection Act, so the mark of inspection is shaped a little differently, but the oversight is the same. Call (309) 613-0563 if you want the establishment number for the facility your order went through.
Yes. We supply schools, restaurants, grocery stores and caterers with standing orders, fresh or frozen, whole birds or by the cut. Federal inspection is what makes that legal. Call (309) 613-0563 or email questions@littlebluesfarm.com to talk through volume, delivery frequency and pricing.
Four ways. We deliver direct to your door across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri and carry the boxes in to your freezer — there is no charge for the delivery itself, just a fuel fee based on your route. You can meet us at the Peoria Riverfront Farmers Market May through September; look for the 1953 blue Chevy pickup. We run a monthly pickup at the Tractor Supply in Creve Coeur. And farm pickup in Morton is available by appointment.
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