A growing number of small producers are raising poultry outdoors on pasture, processing the birds on-farm, and selling the meat directly to customers at the farm or at a farmers’ market.
Access to processing is a critical issue for small producers. Consolidation in the meat processing industry has left very few small plants that will do custom poultry processing. Large plants generally don’t process for small producers; they can’t keep track of a small batch of birds and can’t make money on small volume orders.
This publication covers small-scale processing, both on-farm and in small plants. Relevant information on large-scale processing is also included for comparison, to provide context,
and because small processors need to have some understanding of how large-scale processing works.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Comparison of types of processing
- Pre-slaughter
- Immobilizing, Killing, and Bleeding
- Feather Removal
- Table 2. Scalding
- Removal of Head, Oil Glands, and Feet
- Evisceration
- Washing the Carcass
- Chilling
- Cut-up, Deboning, and Further Processing
- Aging
- Packaging
- Storage
- Delivery and Distribution
- Clean-up
- Waste Management
- Processing Plant Waste Loads per 1000 Chickens
- Equipment and Supplies
- Processing Diverse Species
- Batch vs. Continuous Processing
- Processing Rate
- Processing Setup
- Economics
- Resources
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Sir,
Magandang araw po, paano po magbukas ng fertilizer at Feeds store mga magkano po ang puhunan, me pwesto na po kc ako nagbabalak magnegosyo kahit maliit lang.
sana po matulungan nio ako
can u email me some of your samples in project proposals regarding native chicken raising?i am doing some proposals now to help local farmers raised native chickens.tnx and god bless
bago lang po ako sa dressed chicken distibution. wala pa po akong company na tie up.. advise naman po paano maka pasok sa company na maging distributor. 4 months na akong distributor.. bumibili lang ako ng dressedchicken sa mga distributor then ako na mag distribute sa mga outlet..
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jerry
Can you help me find a processor who can process only a few chickens at a time for me?
Oh, sorry…I live in metro-Atlanta Georgia. :-)
Salamat po,
Rman
magandang araw po, can you give a sample copy of project proposal on sasso raising?
@monchu, check this post to give you an idea:
http://www.mixph.com/2006/04/raising-sasso-chicken.html
also visit this site for the comprehensive info of raising sasso/sunshine chicken:
http://solraya.blogspot.com
I am a farmer and love to see your native chicken and also the sunshine chicken. I am very much interested in growing this chicken. I wonder were I can buy here in Davao City. thank you very much
@evelyn tan, check this post on sunshine chicken raising:
http://www.mixph.com/2008/01/raising-a-free-range-sunshine-chicken.html
@ evelyn_tan, We may ship Sunshine Day Old Chicks to Davao. To learn more about raising it, you may visit http://solraya.blogspot.com We hope to be back in Davao in July or August :)