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That's what we have here!I know, strange right?
Hmmm...... Anybody want to do a short presentation on a chicken raising related subject during ChickenFest? Not necessarily culling and processing, but almaost any chicken raising subject?Would a culling and processing class at the chicken swaps be too barbaric? Haha
Our local feed store started having trouble selling chicks and I think it is because the price of feed is so high and then after a couple of years, most people are stuck with animals to feed and not that many eggs for the cost of the feed and now they do not know what to do. The cost of the chicks is nothing compared to the rest of it. Some of us on here process our extra birds but most just can't do that and so you should figure out how to make a cost effective cycle for people and then they will buy more birds. That would be the overall solution and Murdoch's should be willing to help considering the money they can make selling chicks. Community bulk feed purchases help lower that cost. It won't help in the short term, but I really think that is what is going on.
What do others think???
I wonder if there's a business opportunity there. I'm not sure that I'd want to process my birds myself, even if I knew how. I wouldn't be dealing in the quantities to make it worthwhile.
But I would pay to have mine processed...
I'm sure one could do some sort of start up business. I just don't know the FDA implications of processing birds for other people. Do you start getting into licenses and inspections? That could be a pain.
Funding....., grants for homeless and soup kitchens etc seeing as how most of the birds processed would be older layers
Equipment...., Mobile truck for processing, easy to clean, would have to have a scalder, plucker and a freezer, like one of those food trucks?
Set up a travel route for every couple of months and do a CO tour. (Or maybe just 4x a year)
A backup plan would be to have the ability to process lamb and goats and other small critters. "Custom processing on the farm."
It could work and there seems to be a definite need.
Wow ScottLovelandCO,
How awful! When my hubby and I first moved to Colorado part of our requirements for a house was that there was no HOA. It sounds like that was a smart move on our part. I have parrots and a large outdoor flight for them. I knew an HOA wouldn't allow my flight. Luckily I have really cool neighbors and they all like the birds. The kids in the hood ask to come over and see them frequently.
I'm glad you got out of that hellish HOA. I am not HOA material, I would never survive in one.
What do people pay to have a bird processed? Would it be worth the price of fuel to drive to someone's house to cull their flock and only process 4-6 birds?