What about butchering extra roosters for others?

[AnimalCrazed]

There is a real need for surplus rooster butchering in my area. The city limits allow hens and I was thinking about offering to butcher unwanted roosters for those who ended up with roosters from their spring chicks. I'm in the county and breed my own so I also have some extras so I'd be doing mine anyway. I've done it before but I just skinned them instead of plucking as I don't own one. I was wondering if anyone has done this type of thing before and what your experience was? I was also thinking I'd charge like $3-5 a bird or something... but I don't really know.
I'm just trying to work out the pros and cons. I came here to talk it out with everyone and see if it's even worth it?

 

[WingItRanch]

Interesting idea. To be honest, I'd pay for that service.

Would you offer to cull, too? Would you process at the customer's property or yours? If yours, you'd have to be very careful and have a good plan for keeping your own birds safe from any contagious diseases.

If you do cull and process and package for people, you should charge more. Obviously you couldn't charge as much as it would cost if they just went to a store and bought a whole chicken but that's a lot of work to only charge $3-$5.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

If yours, you'd have to be very careful and have a good plan for keeping your own birds safe from any contagious diseases.

^This. Even if you did it at others’ properties.

 

[NatJ]

You might want to check the laws of your state.

There are usually a whole bunch of laws about butchering and processing any kind of meat, and required inspections, and various other details. There are sometimes exceptions of one kind or another (just for your own use, for a customer who is not going to sell the meat, fewer than a certain number, things like that).

The rules and the exceptions vary from one state to another, so I'm just giving general advice to check on them, not trying to figure out what the rules are in your particular situation.

The more you tell other people that you offer this service, the more likely that someone will care if you are following all the rules, whatever those rules may be.