Where to get your bird for the holidays
Customers can order birds by calling 724-845-7661 or stopping by the market at 4215 Melwood Road in Leechburg from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
You also can find their products at Feast on Brilliant in Aspinwall, Schramm Farm & Orchards in Jeannette, Tom Friday’s Market in Brighton Heights, Giant Eagle: All stores Dave’s Country Meats in Valencia, sell frozen Cornish hens as Mish Farms Meat well as the usual frozen turkeys, Market in West Deer, Wagner’s turkey breasts and Market in Hampton, chickens. Frozen capons, Shenot Farm & Market in ducks and geese are available Marshall, Frick Park Market on request, as are frozen in Point Breeze, antibiotic-free turkeys, frozen Shadyside Market & Deli, kosher turkeys and and Strip District Meats. fresh organic turkeys, but Orders at those locations order well in advance at would need to be arranged your local store. gianteagle.com. through the individual stores. McGinnis Sisters: Both
For details, go to poundsturkeyfarm.com. locations — Monroeville and Brentwood — sell frozen
Walnut Hill Farm: In pheasant, whole ducks, October, Michael and Karen boneless duck breasts, duck Kovach started their 10th legs, whole geese, quail, Cornish year of business at Sharpsville’s hens and boneless turduckens. Walnut Hill Farm. mcginnis-sisters.com. They raise turkeys, chickens, cattle, sheep and pigs on Strip District Meats: 107 acres in Sharpsville and The meat market, now more another 70 acres in Ohio. than 50 years old, sells exotic
Their animals are grassfed meats. The exotic birds and GMO-free. include pheasant, quail,
The busiest time of year poussin (young chickens), is Thanksgiving; this year it capon, duck and squab sold 137 turkeys in a single (young pigeon). The birds day to customers from Pittsburgh, are frozen, and most come Erie, Cleveland and from California. Order in advance Akron, Ohio. so you get what you
Their meats are USDA want: 412-391-1762. For information: processed and frozen, but stripdistrictmeats. they’re sold right at their farm market from 10 a.m. to Weiss Meats: The second 6 p.m. Thursdays and the andthird generations are now first Saturday of each running the Jefferson Hills month, as well as on occasional meat market that opened in “pop-up market” 1948. Duck is always available Saturdays as announced on in the store, along with Facebook. Christmas turkeys chicken and turkey. The market and chickens can be orderedcan special-order other unusual by e- mailing birds, but the special-order karen@thewalnuthillfarm. deadline is already pastcom. for this Christmas. Smoked
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Grocery store/meat market birds
Whole Foods Market: The chain has locations in East Liberty, Wexford and Upper St. Clair. All three sell fresh goose, duck, pheasant, guinea hens and Cornish hens. Some items will be available in store, but orders can be placed by calling or visiting the store of your choice or ordering online at wholefoodsmarket.com/ shop/choose.
Wholey’s: It’s perhaps a little-known fact that the Strip District fish market sells other meats, too. Frozen duck, goose and capon are available year-round along with chicken and turkey. For information: 412391-3737 or wholey.com.