For 25 years now, free-range chickens, guinea fowl and ducks have been having a great time in the green meadows of Chemin de Chatcourteau. We are half an hour from Poitiers, on the road to Parthenay, in the town of Boivre-la-Vallée exactly. A small agricultural paradise for these outdoor poultry whose hardy breeds deserved to be raised with the greatest respect for tradition.
The website of poultry from Lavausseau is held by the Unapei86 Labor Assistance Establishment and Services, and it offers a professional activity adapted to people with disabilities. At the controls of this small company therefore, 16 workers, accompanied by 3 workshop monitors and 1 production worker, who organize all the activities necessary for the operation of this joyful barnyard on a daily basis:
- care of hatched chicks in a brooder house
- food based on local cereals
- maintenance of the chicken coop and the grassy enclosure
- catching and slaughter respectful of animal welfare
- delivery and sale in short circuit
From one end of this virtuous chain to the other, the 2,500 poultry raised on site are pampered and pampered by the workers of the association for whom the profession of breeder no longer holds any secrets.
For the Poitevin consumer, several possibilities to supply themselves with various and varied chickens, guinea fowl and ducks…
The easiest way is to place an order on the website chicken-farmer-86.fr and pick up your package at one of the two pick-up points.
If you are curious and want to discover the poultry site, you can go directly to the breeding, located on Chemin de Chatcourteau in Lavausseau in the town of Boivre-la-Vallée.
Or, your package will be waiting for you at 9, rue de Chantejeau in St-Benoît. And it’s also in Saint-Benoît, market square, at the Tab of Winesthat chef Jean-Luc Laferchoux cooks poultry from Lavausseau.
