What do you pay???

[Up-the-Creek]

Just wondering,..*IF* you have someone else to process your meat birds,...how much do they charge per bird???

 

[kelidei]

We were charged about 3.00 - 3.50 a bird if left whole....but then if you wanted them cut up it was up to 5.00

 

[BarefootMom]

until I came onto this forum I had never heard of paying someone to process birds...

BUT I wouldn't charge very much because really it isn't that hard and doesn't take that much time.


I think I would charge $0.25 per pound live weight. I wouldn't feel right charging more than that considering we did about 25 birds in less than 3 hours.

 

[zookeeper15133]

I saw an add on Craigslist where she will process your birds for about $2, or teach you to do it for $20.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

2.25 glad to pay it!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

I pay $1.40 per bird left whole. I take them home and bag them myself. We have butchered them ourselves on occasion but for that price and I get 25 done in 2hrs, not worth doing myself.

 

[Up-the-Creek]

Thanks for all the answers,..

 

[carress]

I FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY found someone in the hudson valley area of New York to do mine.
I found 2 people on the same day (after months of searching).

One guy is charging 3, and the other is charging 3.50
the $3 guy didn't mention any extra charge for keeping giblets. the other guy includes heart and lungs for free, but won't do gizzards.


i did find a place that does them for $5, but that's way too much, PLUS they charge for bagging and giblets- raiding the cost to over $8 per bird.

 

[bigredfeather]

Our local processor charges $1.40. For that price, you p/u unbagged birds. Any additional cutting/packaging is extra. I just did a batch for someone and charged them $2.60/bird. We cut up almost all of them and bagged them by like pieces.

 

[Clay Valley Farmer]

$3.50 onsite bagged