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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    We use to do it ourselves for years, dont miss it. We did 6 turkeys as well this year averaging out to 2 dollars a lb, with the males topping 34lbs, including butchering is still worth it considering the end result.
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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    Dana is a full service butcher btw. She does it all.
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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    Well, we had to wait an extra week to get them processed. They understandably wont just do 24 chickens if there isnt more to be processed. Which wasnt that big of an issue since we have been raising them to 12 weeks plus for years(like small turkeys).So if anyone wants to use them I would make...
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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    Thanks carress I talked to Dana the other day, 2.75 a bird is a decent price and 50-75 cents more she vacum seals. Considering the price of our vaccum bags it is certainly worth it to us. I intend on checking out her operation before dropping the birds off. They are a few miles away, imagine our...
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    Practice beheading chickens.

    I use a cone and cut the carotid artery. I have never dispatched them any other way. Im unsure if this way is the best for someone who is squeemish and lacks butchering skills. An example of this from my end is a horrifying tale of what I thought was a dead chicken being prepped with hard scald...
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    New to Byc

    Greetings all, Im Heath and have been raising layers and meat birds for the past 5 years with my wife. We took a cornell co op class and jumped right in the first year with 12 layers and 25 meat chickens. Now we keep around 5-8 layers and 25 meat birds a year. We butcher our own, although Im...
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    New butcher/processor in Upstate NY

    Great to know, about 20-30 min from us... We have been raising meat birds and butchering them for the past 5 years. Im definatly sick of feathering, a wiz bang plucker would he nice.. Anyways my question was an address or pnone number and do they vacum seal?? I could vacuum my self but if its...
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