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Where can I buy a small (2 lb) quality whole chicken?

Whole as in cleaned and not in the round- just not in parts. It's easy enough to find 4+ lb chickens at Madison Market, but I'm usually just cooking for myself and it ends up being way too much for me. Bonus points for free range/organic/certified humane/local. Extra bonus points of on or near Capitol Hill or downtown.

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  • Cappa_small
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    I bet Rain Shadow would order some Cornish game hens or smallish fryers for you if you asked them.

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  • Gold-head_small
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    I hope someone has a good answer for this, because I want one too. Not a Cornish Game Hen, a chicken -- but a normal size, or what used to be a normal size before all chickens started turning into Kardashians, with the giant breasts. Even a 4-pounder is unlikely where I shop; we get these 6-pound behemoths that are way too much even for two. And it's very frustrating when every recipe says "nice 3-pound roaster", when the last one of those I saw was two decades ago.

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  • Cats_small
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    I've seen half chickens. It's cut straight down the middle. If you have a local store with a butcher I think you can ask them to chop one in half for you. They can stick the other half out on the shelf and I bet it would sell easily.

    Turkey breasts might be a nice alternative. They're big like small chicken and you can bake them just the same.

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  • Hey_girl_hey_small
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    I am pretty sure the whole chickens from Stokesberry Sustainable Farm are around 2 lbs. They are pricey but you can't beat the taste:

    http://www.stokesberrysustainablefarm.com/

    Looks like Rain Shadow Meats carries their chicken, you can also buy them at various farmers’ markets around town. PS Also buy a dozen of their eggs. You won't be sorry.

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  • Q695326909_887_small
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    You could get one at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market. It's every Sunday, 11-3, in front of the community college on Broadway. There's a stand there, it's a family biz from eastern WA called Palouse Pastured Poultry. They sell eggs, including duck eggs!, and chicken.

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  • Img_2371_small
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    Since your question has been answered directly and well by others, I won't feel too bad suggesting an alternative. I routinely roast chicken (whole, drumsticks, whatever's cheap), pull the leftovers into smallish pieces, and freeze them, first on a cookie sheet so they're separated, then moved into a zip-loc bag. Those pieces are great in omelets, pasta, soup, etc. If you discover the smaller chickens are pricier per pound, this might save you some time and money.

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  • Rex_racer_small
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    Raise -and butcher- your own banty's and this won't be a problem?

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    Try asking at Bill the Butcher. I was at their Madison Valley store earlier this week and they said they sell pasture-raised, organic chickens. They were out when I was there but they said they had a shipment planned for yesterday (Thursday).

    The employee I spoke with said they sell whole birds and will cut them down into parts however you prefer.

    HTH

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  • Bierce1_small
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    Why not get a game hen or similar from the ID?

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  • 0prr6_small
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    The best price for free-range chicken is at Metropolitan Market. I just bought several for under $6 each. Compare that to $15 for two breasts at Rain Shadow. This doesn't answer your small chicken question (although they are fairly small 3-4 lbs) but is well worth considering. (no slight to rain shadow, they are awesome!)

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