What Do You Charge For Broilers You've Raised-Other Assorted Questions

[Brunty_Farms]

I charge $1.00 per bird extra to cut up. It's something that takes time and I really don't like to do it.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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I personally think it is great...great for the local farmer and great for the birds, who, propably live a much happier and healthier life as compared to those birds raised in commercial facilites. I think trying to buy and sell locally is much needed for everyone.

 

[CARS]

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I personally think it is great...great for the local farmer and great for the birds, who, propably live a much happier and healthier life as compared to those birds raised in commercial facilites. I think trying to buy and sell locally is much needed for everyone.

I guess what my point was that most restaurants will buy the cheapest products they can to keep their bottom line down. And that is what kind of scares me. Not that a good humanely raised chicken would be served by a local restaurant. Then again, there aren't many fancy restaurants around here.

 

[Iceblink]

How much I would pay would depend on how they were raised. Regular feed, organic feed, grass/ranged all factor in the price I am willing to pay.

I think organic/grass fed are more nutritious so I would be willing to pay more.

I responded to an add from a guy last fall who said he was raising pastured chickens and said he would sell me 10 for $100, waited and waited for weeks, cleared out my freezer, and he backed out at the last minute because he hadn't found a processer ahead of time and they were all closed for the season. I was really bummed!

 

[Harp Turkey Ranch]

I responded to an add from a guy last fall who said he was raising pastured chickens and said he would sell me 10 for $100, waited and waited for weeks, cleared out my freezer, and he backed out at the last minute because he hadn't found a processer ahead of time and they were all closed for the season. I was really bummed!

That is a bummer deal. Sounds like you where dealing with a guy trying to get his freezer full for free ?? or his birds got sick/died or something. If you deal with a reputable farmer you should miss all those "GOOD DEALS" But that is about the same price as I sell ours. 40 lbs for 100 dollars which on a 4 lb average that would be 10 birds.​

 

[Brunty_Farms]

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I personally think it is great...great for the local farmer and great for the birds, who, propably live a much happier and healthier life as compared to those birds raised in commercial facilites. I think trying to buy and sell locally is much needed for everyone.

I guess what my point was that most restaurants will buy the cheapest products they can to keep their bottom line down. And that is what kind of scares me. Not that a good humanely raised chicken would be served by a local restaurant. Then again, there aren't many fancy restaurants around here.

You would be surprised at the amount of restaurants that are now trying to switch their menu over to locally grown produce and meats. Produce first, then the bigger animals like beef, chevon, and lamb. Chickens are harder as not many places want to deal with state inspected chicken, they want USDA approved chicken.

Chain restaurants are still looking for the best bang for their buck... not much has changed. But a lot of local reastaurants that are privately owned have switched or are seriously trying to switch. It's all about the demand, the more people push on wanting quality food... the more restaurants there will be that are going to make that switch. You have to think too, that trends start on the coast and work their way in. It's only been about a decade since quality food as made a serious inpact on this country. It will continue to grow because as of right now the demand is so much more than the supply.

 

[NC chicken man]

We sell our broilers for $4.00 per ld we sell eggs for $4.00 per doz and we sell to local restaurants and they love to buy fresh local food grown local and some of them put our farm name on their menu showing that they do buy local food and support local people.