How much to charge to process geese???

[sonew123]

Hi all-My BIL knows I process my own birds and wants me to do all his and his two friends geese they get during hunting season-Im not kidding when I say they shoot 30 at a time-our town is overrun with them-anyhoo what do I charge I suggested 3$ a bird then he was on me fast saying Im in! Then I said-Bring me 1 bird and Ill do it to see how long it takes-Im thinking 4$ a bird-what do you all think??? will my redneck chicken plucker work on them like it does on chickens and is there anything different I need to know anatomy wise that makes them harder to empty their cavities out?

 

[nivtup]

I vote $7 each.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

Save yourself the hassle and run now.... geese and ducks are so much harder to pluck than chickens. I would say.... $4.00 / bird if he helps or $7.00 / bird if you do it by yourself.


Trust me.... not worth it. I've done thousands of chickens and only a handful of ducks / geese and it's not because I can't raise them.... the processing just takes foreEVER! LOL.... either way good luck!

 

[sonew123]

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Holy crud 7$ a goose? This will be funny to watch his face when I say that! did you dunk them in hot water to help with plucking? and I have a small redneck feather plucker will it be that much harder on geese??

 

[sonew123]

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wow

 

[Jared77]

Thats why he jumped on the price. Its also why many waterfowlers (Im one too) breast them out (my group plucks but its a PAIN) so something to think about. If he wants a whole bird then Id go for $7 also. If he only wants them breasted out $4 is fair. Your also smart to start with 1 and see how it goes.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

You couldn't pay me enough to pluck waterfowl. We pluck one or 2 geese a year - 1 for the christmas goose and a few ducks they are a pain.

Steve

 

[sonew123]

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typically he always breasts them out but since I do whole birds he asked if I would do them-not all of them but half of them about 15 or more-his whole group of friends -Ill tell him a price after I process 1 bird--does anybody dunk them in boiling water and use feather pluckers???

 

[sonew123]

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Man Steve-that rots I guess Ill have to try 1 for myself and then tell him 10$ each LOL-thank you

 

[nivtup]

I tried a Whizbang plucker on ducks. Didn't work to well.

I hear wax wax is the ticket.

And yes, $7, not a typo, they are going to take some time.