How much do you get for a roaster?

[doodledo]

My neighbors keep asking me when I am getting my chickens butchered. They want to buy some. Not sure what to charge.

 

[BirdBrain]

You might check your local grocery to see what they charge for fresh birds in the butchers case--you know, where the fancy meat is. That might give you some idea of what the local market can bear. You might also try butchering a few and offering them at "1/2 price" or some "introductory price". Let us know how you decide.

 

[silkiechicken]

At the stores here "organic free range chicken" is $5-7 a lb. Some overpriced chicken I would say! I sell my birds with head and skin off for $2 a lb. $3 a lb would be fair to make a profit, I break even. This is a cornish cross right? Else they are soup birds and not good to eat.

 

[greyfields]

$3 a pound is what I sell roasters for. I just have a sense that people won't pay (much) over $20 for a bird they envision being one meal. I charge $3.50 per pound for smaller fryer sizes, 4 lbs and under.

 

[hinkjc]

Our local organic market sells them for $3.50 per lb. We sell ours for $2.50 per lb. or about $15 for a 6 lb bird. I am referring to the cornish cross type. Old roosters and such are not as worthy IMO, as they don't hold the same flavor or texture as a fast maturing roaster.

Jody

 

[doodledo]

Thanks. I was thinking somewhere around $10 per bird. I think I will try the heres a bird and try it first. But I have to say I will be the 1st to try it.
Our friend had a few birds some time back and Ic an remember I would chew the meat and chew and chew. It was like rubber. I hope and pray mine isnt like that.