Chicken Delivery to Raleigh on Saturday, March 31

We'll be delivering 5 week old chickens to Raleigh this coming Saturday, the 31st. Pricing is $5.50 per bird with a $15 delivery fee per order. Currently, we have Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds availaible. Please give us a call at (910) 874- 3176 or drop us a line via email to put in your order!

Pricing Information and Logistical Concerns

For current pricing, availability, and means of delivery please contact us via email or phone at (910) 874-3176. Our products are available directly from the farm, via Down East Connect, and at other privately owned stores.

Getting to know us

Twin Creeks Farms is a 5th generation family farm in Carvers Creek, NC. We raise and sell chickens for layers and for meat, beef, and pork. Our chickens are fed a diet containing no animal by-products, and our cattle are produced naturally without hormones or antibiotics. We provide chickens for home and farm laying flocks and currently have layer pullets, beef, and pork available. Most of our customers are families who are interested in having fresh, healthy food from a local source.

Wesley is an agriculture teacher at the Boys' and Girls' Home at Lake Waccamaw with a B.S. in Poultry Science from N.C. State, and Bethany is a cosmetologist and part-time writer/photographer/artist with a B.A. in Art from Meredith College. Edward is an agronomist with a BS in Soil Science from N.C. State as well, and his wife, Alisa, works in the business office at Bladen County Hospital and has a B.S. in Accounting from Meredith College. We enjoy producing safe, natural food and servicing local customers. We will be happy to provide any assistance needed for those who would like to have a home chicken flock, and visitors are always welcome.

What do you feed your livestock?

All of our animals are fed a natural and balanced diet void of any animal by-products, and none of our animals are given preventive antibiotics. Our cattle are fed a mixture of seasonal forage crops and hay. Since cows are natural born grass eaters, we aim to feed them as much forage and grass as is possible in our area resulting in a forage grown and finished beef with less fat and a better flavor (as our customers have reported and we have tasted ourselves). Our chickens and hogs are fed a diet free that are free of animal based proteins via a balanced feed that we make ourselves with our own feed mill.

Hens for Sale

We have some extra laying hens that are very nice and priced to move. We are selling them for 8 dollars. Most are Black Australorp and White Leghorn, and we have smaller amounts of a few other breeds. The fall is progressing nicely. We are running the sawmill for the first time in a while today and preparing to plant rye for fall pastures. We recently purchased two very nice breeding sows and our pork expansion is continuing. We are also expanding our meat chicken production. If you are interested in hens, sausage, beef, etc... please call Wesley at 910-874-3175.

Lots of things happening

As fall comes upon us, we have a lot going on. We are pleased to be a part of Down East Connect, which is and online marketplace which links customers in Wilmington to farmers in Bladen and Columbus counties. Sales began this summer, and response has been good. We have continued producing high-quality meats and we are in the process of expanding our pork production. We now offer, beef, pork, poultry, homemade cane syrup, and honey. Please check back soon for more information.

Delivering Chickens to Raleigh on March 5

We will be delivering 7 week old Black Sex Link and Rhode Island Red pullets to Raleigh on March 5. We also have beef, chicken, and sausage available. Please give us a call at 910-874-3175 if you are interested.

Fall is here!

Fall is traditionally the time of year that we have beef processed, and we have several cows available. We have beef available by the individual cut or in bulk, and it will be ready in time for Thanksgiving. We also have traditional country sausage, Italian sausage, and various cuts of pork available. For more information, please contact us.

Whole-Hog Sausage with Spaghetti

After having a lot of positive feedback in response to our whole-hog sausage, I cooked some the other night and took this snapshot to share. It turned out well. I cut the sausage into approximately 1 inch lengths, grilled them lightly in a small amount of olive oil, wiped up the small amount of excess grease, and simmered them in Classico Spaghetti sauce with a bit of added black pepper and basil. I served it on some Healthy Harvest spaghetti, and we really like how the simple recipe turned out.

Raleigh Tour d' Coop and Shallotte Farmers' Market

We have been staying busy lately selling our meat each week at the Shallotte Farmers' Market, baling wheat hay, and taking care of everyday business on the farm. Additionally, a lady on Raleigh's Tour d' Coop last Saturday who we also have sold pullets to in the past invited us to come by her house and set up a table to promote our backyard chicken flocks and other products. It was a lot of fun, and Wesley and I got to talk to a ton of people about chickens, farming, and a good bit of everything in between. In addition to the Tour d' Coop we have been selling at the Shallotte Farmers' Market for the last three weeks, and it has been a good experience getting to know the folks there and having the chance share our products. I took a few cell phone pictures our first weekend there, and thought you'd like to take a glance and some of the goings on.

Here is Wesley and Edward standing with a sign I made to list our pricing and information.

Wesley smiling and chatting with customers

Edward showing a customer some of our products

This is a snapshot of our "booth neighbor," Jeremy Conroy with his handcrafted wood bowls, cutting boards, Christmas ornaments, and wine bottle stands. You should definitely check out his and his wife Amy's etsy store, Otiscraft when you get the time.

Hardee's take out drink trays make the best business cards holder. ;)

The bluegrass band who is set up to play at the market each weekend

Be on the lookout soon for honey made on the farm with the above label attached.

If you're in the area this Saturday, we'd love to chat with you about our products and help you in anyway we can.

A busy Saturday is coming up

Wesley and Bethany will be taking chickens to Raleigh on Saturday and talking with folks on the Tour de Coop, and Edward will be selling meat at the Shallotte Farmer's Market. We have a good supply of meat available and we have plenty of pullets on hand, so if you are looking for beef, chicken, pork, or pullets for a home flock, we will be happy to help you.

We'll be at the Shallotte Farmer's Market on May 1

May 1 will be the beginning of farmer's market season for us in 2010. We will be attending the market in Shallotte and we have plenty of nice products to sell. If you can, come check us out.

Pork is now available.

Sausage, along with limited quantities of other cuts of pork, is available now. We still have beef and chicken, and we have layer pullets on hand.

Pork will be available for Easter

We will have pork available April 1. We will have sausage loose or stuffed, and we can supply bbq hogs or special cuts upon request.

Chicken Deliveries 3-17, 4-24, 5-15

We are sold out of pullets for our March 27 delivery to Raleigh, but we have plenty of meat available and we will be making more deliveries on April 24 and May 15. Our waiting lists are growing, so it is best to place your order early.

Roasted Chicken

After having chickens processed last week at Williamsburg Packing in South Carolina, we wanted to cook one. Wesley roasted one for us tonight, and we really like the way it turned out. In honor of this, here is a picture I took of the goods. :)

Beef and Chicken will be available this weekend.

We will have whole chicken and pieces along with beef by the individual cut available starting Saturday. If you are interested, please email or give Wesley a call at 910-874-3175. If you are looking for barbecue pigs or any specific cuts of pork, let us know. We will be having hogs processed in the near future. We also have about 20 16-week old pullets remaining for 12 dollars each. We have a good supply of younger ones in the "pipeline," but if you are looking for some that will be laying soon these would be ideal. They are absolutely beautiful. About half are Buff Orpington and the the rest are Rhode Island Red.

We are now making feed!

After struggling to find feed that is free of animal by products locally, we have started to make our own. We have a hammer mill that was purchased by my great-grandfather in the early 50's but was idle for close to 50 years. We were able to get it in tip-top shape with only a little cleaning and oiling. We can now formulate our own custom rations at a significantly lower cost. This development also allows us to support our local economy more. We grow some of our own corn but we currently don't have enough production and storage capacity to meet all of our needs, so we have to buy a large portion of our corn. We can now purchase it from fellow farmers in our community instead of having to use corn that is hauled long distances and the money stays in our local economy. If any of our customers are interested in buying feed from us or having a custom formulation made, we will be glad to supply it.

Pullet/Meat Delivery Dates

We have already established two dates to deliver 5 week old pullets to Raleigh. We will be coming on March 27 and April 21. In March, we will have Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and Rhode Island Red pullets. In April, we will have those breeds plus Silver Laced Wyandottes. The price will remain 5 dollars each plus a 10 dollar per order delivery fee. We will also have sausage, chicken, and beef. No deposit is needed, but quantities are limited and we are taking reservations. Please contact us for meat availablility. 910-874-3175

Updates

We will be glad when the cold, wet weather leaves us, but we are still very busy this winter. We have sausage available on a continuing basis and we have started a beef waiting list. Chicken will be available by the end of February. If you'd like, check us out on Facebook and keep an eye out for videos from our farm on Youtube.