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  1. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    The folks I know who process many birds at their farm have a very neat large composting system and they compost the offal in giant concrete 3-sided "bins". They continually add the correct mixture to keep it composting. It never smells, it composts amazing fast and I never see any runoff at all...
  2. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    Quote: Community Supported Agriculture -- it's when a farm has "members" who pay a price at the beginning of the year for the whole season's worth of produce from the farm (often $500-$700 for a typical produce farm). Then, each week, the farm harvests all their produce and puts it in boxes...
  3. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    No, but just so you know... ducks and geese are waterfowl, and as such require an extra level of butchering -- most butchers dip them in melted wax or some such thing in order to get all the extra pinfeathers off. So, butchers charge more than typically what they would charge for other poultry...
  4. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    Quote: What Jaku said -- Also, there are a variety of certifying organizations, but some of them are meaningless because they are not widely used or known. The USDA defines "certified organic" if that is ever on a label. Before you can make label claims there is a strenuous labeling...
  5. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    Basically, a lot of regulations are set up for the huge factory farm or large-scale processors business model, and often don't apply very well to small or startup businesses or farms. That said, each state has different requirements. For example, Pennsylvania has an exemption for butchering up...
  6. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    Quote: At $2 a bird for processing you will likely never make a profit. You must learn to butcher yourself. The best guide for you to read is Joel Salatin's book "Pastured Poultry Profits" -- $25,000 in 6 months on 25 acres. Now that book is a $7 investment toward your new business.
  7. chickenannie

    Calling Meat Poultry Producers (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Goose, ect.)

    Here's my 2 cents: The only way to make a profit raising birds is to: 1. Be extremely efficient with feed (where/how you buy it, or better yet make it or grow it yourself) including keeping the birds from wasting it. For example, pastured chickens will get 15% of their feed from pasture...
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