2019 - Volume #43, Issue #2, Page #06
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Dried Chicken Feet Dog Treats
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“It’s worth the extra time,” say Tyler and Jennifer Dart, owners of Silver Heritage Farms in Henagar, Ala. The couple raises chickens, cattle and pigs on pasture, and they sell the meat at a local farmers market.
After seeing low quality chicken feet from China being sold at a local feed store for 75 cents/each, they decided to make a healthier version.
They clip off the nails with a poultry shears, rinse the feet off, then dehydrate them for one to three days between 125 and 150 degrees. The lower temperature prevents the feet from becoming brittle and dangerous for dogs to eat. The feet are ready when they are dry and hard and there is no flex in the foot.
About $5 worth of electricity dries 75 feet.
The Darts sell them for $1/each, but the feet have even additional value as an educational tool.
“It’s neat to see how they get people to stop,” Jennifer says. Stored in a cookie jar on their farmers market table, the feet attract attention and often start a conversation about how the Darts raise and process their animals.
“The feet can bridge the gap between the average market-goer and farmer. We are passionate about our product, and most people are passionate about their dogs,” she says.
Their meat and feet can also be purchased through their website.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tyler and Jennifer Dart, Silver Heritage Farms, 8149 A1 Hwy. 40, Henagar, Ala. 35978 (ph 205 777-1714; www.silverheritagefarms.com; silverheritagefarms@gmail.com).
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