Butchering costs

[silkiechicken]

Hi, I remember seeing some posts about costs of sending your birds to butcher but I don't remember where they are. How much does it cost for someone to butcher birds? What is the cost per bird? Or how much do you charge others to do the butchering?

 

[equine chick]

There is a butcher near here that will butcher as roaster for 1.25/bird and 1.50 to dress or cut up chicken to your specifications.

 

[marko15]

Here is a link to my myspace page with butchering prices that I charge,
http://www.myspace.com/154444316

 

[greyfields]

In the Pacific Northwest, the processing prices are pretty much identical everywhere... not that I'm spoilt for choice, quite the opposite. But, I've noticed we pay a lot more.

Chickens:

0-5 lbs $3
5-8 lbs $4
8+ lbs $5

Ducks $7
Geese $10
Turkeys $8+

It adds nearly or over a buck per pound, so you definitely need to work that into your pricing.

 

[silkiechicken]

Thanks, Good thing I butcher myself!

 

[greyfields]

Which is an great thing to do if you're just eating them yourself. We sell ours at a Farm Market, so we have some additional hoops to jump through. PM me if you plan to start selling your birds from home and I can brief you on the rules.

 

[steffpeck]

We are having ours butchered and dressed out for us in 2 weeks and he is charging us $2/bird - Minimum $50.