For those of you looking for a processor who will butcher and process your chickens for you, I talked to Raymond Jones from Tahlequah (closer to Gideon) yesterday when he delivered processed chickens to OKC from his new USDA inspected plant. He will process your chickens for you for a very reasonable price. (he told me $1.50 per bird, yesterday) He will also sell you Hubbard chicks at his cost of 40 cents each for day olds, picked up at his facility. His phone number is 918-207-7181.
Yesterday, they delivered chickens that had been raised and processed at their facility by Tahlequah - 7-9 lb roasters for $5. They were nice. They sold out before all the pre-orders could be filled, but plan to bring another truck load to OKC next week (they were delivering to Tulsa today). If you are interested in any roasting chickens, to be delivered next week in OKC or Tulsa, send an email to osborn.nancy @ gmail.com (no spaces) The chickens are fed a vegetarian based feed, no antibiotics and allowed out of their cages to roam during daylight hours.
I would really like to see this Oklahoma based processor get going strong - since I currently skin my birds rather than going to the trouble and mess of plucking them, because there hasn't been anywhere I could take them for processing. Of course, if they can keep their price at $5 for a 7-9 lb roaster, that would be much better than raising them myself.
