Processing in NorthEast Ohio?

[Ewe Mama2]

Hi all
I'm considering raising some meat birds, but I KNOW I don't have the stomach to "do the deed" and process them myself. (The Good Lord blessed me with a wonderful husband who barely knows one end of a chicken from the other, so I won't even consider asking him!) I am trying to find an individual who would be interested in being hired for the work (killing to cleaning and plucking and whatever else is involved!) Also, a price quote of what to expect per bird, would be wonderful. We live in Oberlin, OH. If you know of someone, please point me in the right direction. I so appreciate your help.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

Well a lot of the processors around here have went out of buisness but maybe later in the year I could help you out. We charge anywhere from $3.00-$4.00 / bird depending on what you want done. As of right now I'm swamped with other work and trying to get another farm established so not for a while... possibly in the fall.

Keep looking though as you may come accross someone before then. Where exactly is Oberlin? Is it close to the corner towards PA? I'm in Akron.

 

[Ewe Mama2]

Thanks for your reply. Oberlin is about 30 min west of Cleveland, near LaGrange, Grafton, Kipton (I don't know if you recognize any of those towns or not). Oberlin is a college town. It would probably be a 40+ minute drive from Akron, but I could be way off. I would appreciate any suggestions/help you could throw my way!

I was planning on raising the birds for fall butchering, but I don't want to get stuck with them if I don't find someone to do the processing. It sounds as though you are pretty busy, but I would appreciate it if you could keep in touch and maybe we could figure something out in couple months. Thanks again for your response.