Where are you located? We opened up a facility last June in Fowlerville, MI. We have helped others across the country start their own facility, let us know if we can be of any help. Processing season is just around the corner and we wish you the best of luck!
Munsell's Poultry Processing
We have encountered this in the past at our facility and we want everyone to be aware of this disease in broilers.....
Green Muscle Disease also called Deep Pectoral Myopathy, which is the necrosis of the Pectoralis Minor (tender) muscle of poultry. When processed and cut into 1/2 there will...
You can get cheap pickers out of Murry McMurray for around $400, but that is without a motor. With a motor runs around $470. To be honest it might be very difficult to find one around $200 that is in good working condition. With these cheap pickers you have to hold the bird and run them...
Be very careful if you bury the guts....animals will dig them up if you do not bury them deep enough. Our best advice is to get a hold of a rendering company to pick them up. Darling International picks ours up....a great company with amazing employees to deal with.
It is very difficult to try and find a good processor. We are located in Michigan and there are only a handful of processors that are licensed through the state. There are many back yard processors but at least when you send it to a processor you know the state and USDA are there over seeing...
My husband and I process in Fowlerville, MI.....Munsell's Poultry Processing, LLC. Our website is www.munsellspoultryprocessing.com if you have any questions.