Adventure. Gratitude.
What is our philosophy here at Graywhale Farms?
Love Our Chickens
We take our role and responsibility as a hatchery as both an honor and a privilege. Our hens grow up and lay the eggs new homes incubate every day. When we wake up, they’re the first to eat. Before we retire for the evening, they have food and water. Loving our roosters and hens are more than their nutrition.
It’s important for chickens to have enough space to grow and thrive both in their coop and in their pens. Additionally, each one of our coops spends the majority of their day free-ranging. They love foraging and socializing with us and with one another. As they become bigger, we relocate our rare breed chickens to larger pens on our 15-acre farm. When some of the chicks are bullied, we make sure they have an opportunity to be happy and healthy, too. So, they’re relocated to the Bully-Free Zone.
We prioritize positive energy around the chickens. We talk to them, pet them, hold them, and even sing to them. Just like any animal species, chickens let you know when they are happy and healthy — they chirp and coo just like city birds. They’re so quiet.
Love Ourselves
Loving ourselves is part of loving our flock. We encourage each team member to set healthy boundaries through observation, introspection, healthy communication, and rest.
We cultivate an environment that facilitates each team member to be honest with themselves, speak up if they need help, and keep an open and curious mind. Loving yourself means allowing yourself to grow and learn. Chickens teach us many things as does caretaking at the farm, building coops, installing fencing, as well as tending our organic garden — that feeds the team and the chickens.
Love Each Other
Loving one another is the other key component of the Graywhale Farms Way. This means we show respect for one another’s boundaries, roles, and responsibilities as well as empathy and understanding. We also cross-train so we can be able to lend a hand during busy times like veggie harvests or herding a flock to a new coop. We don’t work until exhaustion; rather we all participate in caring for the chickens at Graywhale Farms.
The Serenity is Contagious
Would you ever think that happy chickens would be quiet? Neither did we until we started this venture. Coming back to nature, balancing our screen time, and caring for animals allows us to be the best version of ourselves.
Jason Knill, Founder
Jason runs the chicken hatchery. He is focused on creating a more sustainable lifestyle for families all over the country .
In his free time he golfs, bow hunts, and enjoys fishing offshore in Baja for Bluefin Tuna.
Graywhale Farms is Making Families Happy and Healthy.
Graywhale Farms is on a mission to increase sustainability for families around the country. From our farm to your homestead, backyard and kitchen