Chicken Party Wings, Frozen, Organic, Random Weight

David Pitman is a forward-thinking, third-generation chicken farmer. His Pitman family farm raises Mary’s brand chicken in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

 “We basically take the conventional book and throw it out the window,” Pitman said. “We give the bird the most humane lifestyle it can possibly have. The chicken houses are air-conditioned for those hot summer months. They can be inside or outside, at their discretion. We let them choose when to eat and when not to eat. And we feed them only a vegetarian diet.”

Pitman conceded that they did have a pretty big learning curve when they switched to an organic, all-vegetarian diet with no antibiotics and no growth hormones. 

“We practiced it for three years before we actually started selling the organic chicken,” he said. “The change slowed down the growth rate of our chickens, which made us nervous at first, but we soon realized that it was great for the bird’s overall health.”

Mary’s chickens are also processed differently than the typical, factory-raised chicken. As it says on the package, it’s “air chilled.”

“After chickens are plucked and cleaned, they’re usually soaked in cold water,” Pitman said. “But that chlorinated water is absorbed into the meat, so you’re paying for the water, and it’s also affecting the taste.  By chilling the birds with cool air, instead of water, you just get the natural flavor of the chicken. No added water. So it’s a better value, and better flavor.”

Mary’s also packages their chicken differently, without the use of Styrofoam trays.

“It was important to us to eliminate all those Styrofoam trays that were going into landfills, so we went to a pressure-filled, eco-friendly package,” Pitman said.

Mary’s chickens are cooled with a state-of-the-art “Air Chill” system. Air Chill helps inhibit the spread of bacteria by keeping all of the chickens separated, and saves 30,000 gallons of chlorinated water every day. With no water added, the air chilled method keeps the "real" chicken flavor and natural juices intact. The air chilled method also produces a better tasting chicken. Unlike conventionally processed chickens Mary’s humanely-raised chicken will have the natural aroma of the fresh chicken, with no water absorbed, and you get the natural flavor of the true chicken. 

*Azure freezes meat products upon arrival to our warehouse which extends the fresh expiration date up to a year. FDA regulations require producers to label their meat with a fresh expiration date. Azure freezes meat products well before the expiration date making it available for distribution up to a year.

• Chicken Party Wings random weight is 1-2 lbs

Note: This item is a random weight item, prices vary. The price on your invoice may be higher.  What is a random weight item?  Random weights are calculated by the base weight of this product. If this product is 1-2 pounds, the base weight is 1 pound. The price displayed here would be for a 1 lb item only. The displayed price, divided by the base weight, is the price per pound. Since random weight item prices vary, and will vary for each customer, we are not able to display all prices. In this example, if you receive a 2 pound product, the price on your invoice will be higher.

MRNA Vaccine Statement: We do not give our poultry any MRNA Vaccines, and do not plan on doing so in the future, It is also important to note that vaccines with MRNA technology do not currently exist for poultry. 

Thank You,

Pitman Family Farms