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We are the Falk family! We live and work on our family farm, and we are dedicated to making every aspect of our poultry production the best it can be. We love to farm and produce good food! We are hard at work in every stage of raising and processing our flocks.

Many of our staff members are also literally in our family, or they are related to each other! Many of our workers feel like family because they’ve been here for so long (and we hired their relatives too).

If you want to follow our farming life online, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram @fraservalleyspecialtypoultry.

Our ducklings are started in a warm, cozy barn before they’re old enough (and have enough feathers) to move into an open-airflow barn. Always free run, our ducks are never caged. They enjoy an unlimited supply of fresh well water from the aquifer, as well as Canadian whole grains only. Fresh wood shavings are added every day. We oversee the entire lifespan of our duck flocks, from ordering in “grandparent stock” from France, to raising ducks for breeding the eggs, to collecting and hatching eggs, and then raising the birds. It’s full-cycle farming, ensuring the health and wellness of our poultry at every stage.

Our chickens are raised without the use of antibiotics, so it’s vitally important to keep the flocks healthy. They enjoy a free run barn and are never caged, with bedding made from fresh wood shavings for them to scratch. We feed them a diet of Canadian whole grains and fresh water.

Our Loong Kong and Emperor chickens are in free run barns, with carefully controlled lighting and temperature for optimal growth. Never caged, the flocks enjoy scratching at their bedding of wood shavings, and eating Canadian whole grains and drinking fresh well water from the aquifer. Our Loong Kong and Emperor chicken are raised for much longer than your typical grocery-store chicken in order to plump up their dark meat in the leg muscles and wings.

Most of our ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products are made by our Product Development team in our food safe kitchen inspected by the Fraser Health Authority. Some of our ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products, such as our smoked duck breast, duck farmer sausage, duck pepperoni, duck gyoza, duck wonton, chicken wonton, and roasted Peking duck set, are outsourced to expert meat producers, specialty dumpling manufacturers, and professional Chinese barbecue chefs in BC. All of these products use 100% duck and chicken from our own farm and plant, ensuring the highest quality and freshness.

No, our ducks and chickens are raised without the use of antibiotics, and it’s crucial to maintain their health by providing a controlled environment. They are housed in free-run barns where they are never caged. Our barns are equipped with bedding made from fresh wood shavings for them to scratch and nest comfortably. We feed our birds a nutritious diet of Canadian whole grains and provide them with fresh water from our aquifer, ensuring their well-being and natural growth.

Yes, we feed our ducks and chickens a diet of Canadian whole grains and provide them with fresh water from our aquifer. This ensures their nutritional needs are met and supports their health and well-being while they are raised in free-run barns.

All poultry is “freshly frozen” on a weekly basis. We raise and process the poultry on our home farm, then freeze it immediately. Our ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products are prepared in large batches and then frozen several times throughout the year.

We use top-quality vacuum-sealed or thermo-formed packs for our poultry. When you store our frozen poultry in a typical freezer that’s in good repair, you can consume it within 1 year of purchase.

The day before you intend to use your poultry, simply take the package out of your freezer and place it in your fridge without opening it. If you want to speed up the process and use it the same day, we recommend immersing the package in a vessel of cold water. The time to thaw varies depending on the size of the product – for example, chicken wings will defrost quickly while a whole duck will take longer. Please see the Health Canada website for best practices on thawing meat.

It’s essential to follow safe handling and cooking instructions provided on the packaging of our poultry products. Additionally, visit our recipes page for preparation ideas. To ensure safety, it’s crucial that the internal temperature of the products reaches 74°C/165°F before consumption. This temperature ensures that our products are thoroughly cooked and safe to eat. By following these guidelines, you can enjoy our poultry products with confidence, knowing they have been prepared safely and correctly.

It is safe to eat pork casing, though some individuals choose to avoid pork for personal or religious reasons. Our duck farmer sausage does contain pork casing. As for our other products, such as smoked duck breast, duck gyoza, duck wonton, chicken wonton, and roasted Peking duck set, they are processed in facilities where pork products may also be handled. We understand that dietary choices are personal, and we strive to provide transparency about our ingredients and processes to support your preferences.

These are our year-round precautions to avoid illness:

• A sterilizing team completely sanitizes our plant every evening, and we perform daily, weekly, and annual microbial tests on surfaces. That means we sample the surfaces and test them for germs every day.
• All new employees, no matter if it’s a desk job or a packaging job, attend a mandatory orientation day to learn safe food handling.
• All plant employees must wear fresh, clean clothes every day, and are provided with sanitized overcoats, hard hat, safety goggles, gloves, and steel-toed boots for work.
• Our employees are enrolled in a training program to teach safe food handling.
• We have weekly “Toolbox Meetings” to discuss best safety practices. We discuss a new topic every week.
• It’s one man’s full time job to inspect every single bird we process. This BC Government Inspector assesses every single duck, chicken, squab, goose, and turkey before it can be packaged.
• Our farm manager does health checks on our flocks throughout the day. We continually weigh and assess our birds to make sure they’re doing well, and we have a healthcare plan in place if we suspect our flock is unwell. The health of our duck and specialty chickens is of utmost importance to us, especially because we do not use antibiotics with them.

You’ll find our poultry at our Farm Store in Yarrow and at select retailers across British Columbia. Our plant is authorized to sell poultry within BC only. Visit our Where to Buy page to find a location near you.

Yes! You can shop our full range in person at the FVSP Farm Store, 4540 Simmons Road, Chilliwack, BC. For details, see our Farm Store page, or reach the store at 604-798-9044 or store@fvsp.ca.

Yes, we offer wholesale ordering for businesses such as restaurants and grocery stores through our wholesale division. For more information, to set up a wholesale account, or to place an order, please contact our Wholesale Order Desk at 604-823-4435 ext. 606 or email orders@fvsp.ca.