Labelle Patrimoine: An unconventional approach to success

Slow-growing broiler breed takes root in U.S.

October 5, 2024

LaBelle Patrimoine is French for “The Beautiful Heritage;” these birds are slow growing, taking about twice as long to reach maturity as conventional birds.

LaBelle Patrimoine is French for “The Beautiful Heritage;” these birds are slow growing, taking about twice as long to reach maturity as conventional birds.

LaBelle Patrimoine

Launched in April 2020 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, LaBelle Patrimoine is a family-owned business dedicated to raising heritage breed poultry. LaBelle Patrimoine is French for “The Beautiful Heritage;” these birds are slow growing, taking about twice as long to reach maturity as conventional birds. CEO and founder Mike Charles went on a quest to find the perfect bird; he discovered the breed he was searching for in France, where he was able to source a strain utilized on Labelle Rouge programs.

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