How long to process (commercially) - how long would I be waiting?

[vermontgal]

I'm just wondering, if I take my 12 birds to a butcher (stationery or mobile), how long would I expect to wait while they are done? We have a portable butcher who comes highly recommended, and there are a few stationery places, too. In either case I would probably be getting in on a slaughter day where this is already in the works - I wouldn't have to include set up or take down in my wait time, and I believe they all have pluckers.

Thanks for any knowledge on this.

Edited to add - obviously, getting my turn in the processing might be part of the wait - but I was more looking for - how long does it take to process 12 chickens. I have never done this before, but it seems like each bird takes maybe 3-5 minutes including plucking with a machine?

 

[Brunty_Farms]

More than likely it will take them longer to set-up than to do the processing... my guess would be a half hour of set up time and about 15-20 minutes for twelve birds.

This would be with two people... as they usually work in groups of at least two.

 

[saddina]

An hour or 2, depending on how many they're doing and how much time between steps. Take a book and have a coke while they do thier thing.

 

[wohneli]

I have processed a few birds and it still takes me like 30-40 minutes per bird (hand plucking included). I wish I could do it that fast.