Free Range Chicken & Poultry

Higher Welfare Free Range Chickens

All of our free-range Poultry comes from Stuart Perkins at Castlemead Poultry, Heywood Farm near Bath. We have chosen to work with Stuart because he produces simply the best free-range, outdoor-reared chicken there is. Stuart’s flock are raised slowly, not rushed and live in a natural, outdoor environment. Knowing that Stuart adheres to the highest standards of animal welfare, allows us to assure you that our free-range chicken range provides fantastic tasting, ethically-reared birds.

We all want to know where our meat comes from. By buying our locally-reared, free-range chicken, you are supporting great British farming and farmers like Stuart who produce the best quality, traditionally reared poultry. You can choose from our wide range of free-range chicken by going to All Poultry, Roast Chicken, Everyday Chicken.

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It’s locally sourced chickens from our high-welfare chicken producer when you buy chicken for home delivery from The Dorset Meat Company.

All of our free-range chickens come from farmer Stuart Perkins at Castlemead Poultry, Heywood Farm, Radstock, near Bath.

This local chicken farm was started by Stuart’s grandparents in 1940, and he is proud to be the third family generation specialising in free-range farming at Heywood.

Free-range chicken farm

Castlemead’s chickens are slow-grown and live twice the length of their supermarket counterparts.

From early morning until nightfall on Stuart’s free range poultry farm, the chickens are free to explore the fields surrounding their houses, incorporating natural goodness into their diets to complement the locally grown and milled cereals they are fed.

At night the high welfare chickens retire to their houses, for protection from the fox and a good night’s sleep.

If you are passionate about only eating meat that is free range and want to know that the chicken meat delivered to your door is both of the highest quality and prioritises animal welfare, then with The Dorset Meat Company is the supplier for you.

Higher-welfare chicken

At The Dorset Meat Company we work with Stuart because he only rears the best free to roam chickens.

Stuart’s farm is focused on ensuring that chickens live a happy life and are allowed to grow at a natural rate in an outdoor environment. As a result, they typically live twice as long as those in battery farms. Knowing that Stuart adheres to the highest standards of animal welfare, allows us to assure you that our high welfare chicken range provides not only fantastic tasting but ethically-reared birds.

We all want to know where our chicken meat comes from. By buying locally-reared, free to roam chickens, you are supporting British free range farming and farmers like Stuart who produce the best quality, traditionally-reared poultry.

For your online chicken delivery, you can choose from our wide selection of locally sourced chicken and free-range poultry from The Dorset Meat Company.

Here is a tempting guide to the top quality, higher welfare chicken we can deliver direct to your door.

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Free-range whole chicken (with giblets) are slow grown and have enjoyed long lives in the open air. These humanely reared chickens spend their days free to explore the fields at the family-run farm in Radstock, near Bath.

Chef-prepared free-range chicken

Our chef-prepared free-range whole roast chicken with jus, butter and rosemary has been slow-cooked in a sous-vide water bath and comes delivered to you ready to be heated and served. Easy.

All our chef-prepared, lovingly raised chickens are also sourced from farmer Stuart Perkins at Castlemead Poultry, Heywood Farm, Radstock, near Bath.

Prepared by local professional chefs, this traditional roast is an easy, fuss-free restaurant quality dish at home. When you buy free to roam chicken as good as this, you’ll never look back.

Another of our chef-created specials is this heat and serve free-range whole chicken. Again, it’s a simple, flavoursome, tender recipe dish that takes just minutes to prepare at home. All you need to do is add all the trimmings.

Buy free-range chicken breasts

Extremely lean and with a next-level taste, our locally sourced chicken breasts (with skin on or skinless) are perfect with an array of different home-cooked sauces. You can also cut the skinless variety into cubes in a curry, or into strips in a stir-fry.

When cooking free range chicken breast, why not fry it in butter and garlic, with mushrooms, bacon and leeks. Then add a good glug of white wine and cream or creme fraiche to finish.

If you are looking for online chicken home delivery, it has to be British.

In professional cookery, chicken supreme, or supreme de volaille in French, describes a boneless, skin-on chicken breast with the first portion of the wing attached, that combines lean meat with a rich, fulsome flavour.

Our chicken supreme is stunning in a traditional Coq au Vin, in casseroles, or with a cream, bacon, mushroom and leek sauce.

Ready to add this irresistible addition to your next order?

Buy free-range chicken legs

The Dorset Meat Company’s locally sourced chicken legs (with the bone-in) are perfect for casseroles, curries or slow-cooked pot roasts and sometimes easier than roasting a whole chicken.

We like to do ours as a simple and quick version of Coq au Vin, with shallots, garlic, bacon lardons, a few mushrooms, chicken stock and red wine. Fry off the chicken before slow cooking for up to one hour.

Alternatively, dress them in harissa paste with a little added olive oil and a few cloves of garlic before baking for up to 40 minutes.

Our marinated lemon, ginger and chilli chicken strips are perfect for the barbecue or served as an easy to prepare meal with a green salad and new potatoes.

These are also excellent when fried in butter and garlic, mushrooms, shallots, lardons, a good glug of red wine, and simmered in chicken stock.

Perfect for casseroles, curries, pies or stews, our free-range diced chicken is cut from the breast to ensure maximum tenderness.

Try yours fried in butter and garlic, mushrooms and bacon, with a good glug of white wine and finished with cream or creme fraiche.

And now a drumroll for our chicken drumsticks.

Chicken drumsticks are fantastic in a casserole, stew or curry, or simply roasted on their own with a little garlic and rosemary for an easy meal.

Then there are flavoured free-range Jerk chicken drumsticks, marinated in a homemade Jamaican seasoning with zingy spices and chillies and perfect for the barbecue.

Our free-range BBQ chicken drumsticks meanwhile have been marinated in a tangy, spicy barbecue seasoning. These delicious additions to any barbecue are perfectly partnered with a green salad, coleslaw and new potatoes.

Marinated in a spicy, slightly sweet rub, our flavoured free-range Piri Piri chicken drumsticks are also absolute barbecue perfection. Cook them first in the oven and then finish them on the open griddle for a delicious, succulent flavour.

Make sure you pop a few packs of our higher welfare chicken drumsticks selection for the freezer into your next online locally sourced chicken delivery.

Buy free-range chicken wings

When you just want to rustle up a quick meal, our British chicken wings are always a winner.

But don’t feel the need to wait for the barbecue season: we use them all year round.

Simply marinade them in soy sauce, garlic, ginger and honey and bake until they start to crisp up.

A versatile and tasty addition to your online order every time.

Our free-range BBQ chicken wings have similarly been marinated in a tangy, spicy barbecue seasoning and are perfect for the barbecue.

Spice up your life with flavoured free-range Jerk chicken wings, marinated in a homemade Jamaican seasoning infused with spices and chillies – brilliant for barbecues.

Our marinated lemon, ginger and chilli chicken strips are fabulous for the barbecue or just done simply with a green salad and new potatoes.

Free-range diced chicken from The Dorset Meat Company is always cut from the breast, which means it’s both tender and succulent.

Perfect for casseroles, curries, pies or stews, you can also fry them in butter and garlic. Add mushrooms, bacon, a good glug of white wine and cream or creme fraiche to make this meal a taste sensation.

Buy free-range chicken thighs

Our flavoured free-range Piri Piri chicken thighs are marinated in a spicy, slightly sweet rub. They are great for barbecues or served as a simple midweek meal with a green salad and new potatoes.

If you love your higher welfare chicken with a bit of a bite, choose our Jerk flavoured free-range boneless chicken thighs, marinated in a homemade Jamaican seasoning with plenty of spices and chillies.

We like to fry ours in butter and garlic, mushrooms, shallots, lardons, a good glug of red wine, and simmered in chicken stock.

Or buy a pack or two of our barbecue-flavoured free-range boneless chicken thighs, marinated in a tangy, spicy barbecue seasoning.

Our free to roam chicken thighs (with the bone-in and skin-on, or boneless) are perfect for stews, casseroles and curries, barbecued or just roasted with potatoes, rosemary and garlic.

We like to fry them in butter and garlic, with mushrooms, shallots, lardons, a good glug of red wine, before simmering in chicken stock. It’s a fabulous short-cut to Coq au Vin when you’re rustling up a tasty midweek meal.

Our tender chicken strips are highly versatile and ideal for quick meals, stir fries and curries. Why not buy a few packs for the freezer with your next online order?

As well as being an ideal main course if you are entertaining, our higher welfare Poussin can be spatchcocked and roasted, grilled or barbecued.

Poussins are young chickens with a light and delicate flavour. They can offer a tasty and quick alternative to roasting a whole chicken. Prepare them as you would a whole chicken and remember to baste regularly, allowing one whole poussin per person.

Inexpensive and full of vitamins and protein, nutritious chicken livers make a perfect pate or terrine. Alternatively, fry your liver in a little olive oil on superior quality toast as a quick meal.

Pop a pack of our incredibly spicy chicken and mango sausages into your online delivery.

These free-range beauties are hand-made from barn-reared chicken. We use natural casings that allow the sausage to breathe, infusing the meat to give a rich, even flavour throughout.

Time for a rethink when you choose mince for your next online home higher welfare chicken delivery? Free to roam chicken mince is extremely lean and offers a great alternative to beef, lamb or pork with lower fat content.

Use it in stir fries or to make chicken burgers where you can incorporate onion and breadcrumbs for body. Add a touch of chilli and Worcestershire sauce to finish.

Also try them in a brioche bun with a slice of tomatoes and all the usual relishes.