What is a resonable price for processing?

[1ADAM12]

So if I don't want to do the processing myself what is a reasonable rate for someone else to do the processing? I have found 2 local places that charge around $3.50/bird. Is that about the going rate?

Thanks,
Adam

 

[BuffOrps32]

So if I don't want to do the processing myself what is a reasonable rate for someone else to do the processing? I have found 2 local places that charge around $3.50/bird. Is that about the going rate?

Thanks,
Adam

That's actually pretty good, I'd say.

 

[BYCforlife]

For my heritage birds I was charged $7.50 a bird.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

That’s a decent price seeing how the national average is $5.

 

[1ADAM12]

WOW that is expensive. If I had to pay that I might just have to do it myself lol

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

I process myself because I’m cheap and I have the facility for it.

 

[1ADAM12]

I process myself because I’m cheap and I have the facility for it.

I have the area to do it myself but I guess I am a wussy lol I have a hard time culling a sick chicken just to put it out of its misery. I do it because its the right thing to do. The quickest way I have found is using my .22 hand gun with a shot to the back of the head. Just something about slicing the neck gives me the heeby jeebies hahaha

 

[OhZark Biddies]

I did a bit of research on this after a friend told me it was only $1 per bird... I couldn't find anyone near that price, so I asked him where he got that price.... when he thought about it again he smiled and said "well I guess that was 20 something years ago..."

I think $3.50 to $5.00 is about what I found, often with a 25 or 50 bird minimum, and that was for whole carcass, not piecing them out, etc.

 

[PouleChick]

Wow I've heard a €1.50 story here but now not sure that can be true based on what you have said!

 

[OhZark Biddies]

...something about slicing the neck gives me the heeby jeebies hahaha

I just use a meat cleaver, so it's just a quick chop not a slice... because I'm kinda like you in that the slice makes my jeebies all heeby

just was typing about this the other day:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-kill-a-chicken.1291209/#post-20961009