The Animals
wHAT DO WE RAISE
jodar Farms started by raising meat chickens first. By year two we slowly began our egg operation and raised our first hogs. Now Jodar focuses on Eggs, Pork and Chicken with the lamb and turkeys as specialty seasonal products.
Our layer breeds vary widely from reds, barred rocks, buff orpingtons, americaunas, leghorns and many more. This helps give our cartons of eggs the unique colors and sizes. Our hogs are generally Yorkshire/Hampshire Cross, however, we have been working in up to 3/4 Berkshire and 1/2 Duroc into many of the hogs. The meat chickens we use are the cornish cross broilers with experimental batches of freedom rangers in the 2018 season.
the hogs
Our hogs are generally Yorkshire/Hampshire Cross, however, we have been working in up to 3/4 Berkshire and 1/2 Duroc into many of the hogs. This breeding regiment and raising/feeding practices leads to the best pork money can buy!
Laying Hens
Our layer breeds vary widely from reds, barred rocks, buff orpingtons, americaunas, leghorns and many more. We try to keep our flocks as diversified as possible in order to have more consistent laying production throughout the season. Some ladies lay better in the heat and some in the cold. This also helps give our cartons of eggs the unique colors and sizes.
Meat chickens
Raising consistent and flavorful meat chickens is by far our most challenging task. Over 9 years we are still perfecting our raising models and breed management. The chickens we use for our meat production are the cornish cross broilers. We do have trial batches of slow growing Red Freedom Rangers coming soon in the 2018 season.