08/30/2026
These guys plus 3 hens went to butcher Thursday. To say i was pleased with the yield is an understatement. From 10 birds,We had to butcher one early, I had 300 dressed. If I add in the cost of the birds, feed and processing I come up with $2.38 per pound. Now we are processing them even further by grinding the thighs,separating the breasts, smoking the legs and cooking down the necks and backs to make canned meat and broth. Which will make those birds at least 3 times the value as we have invested. These birds were 6 months old and the weight of more than a quarter of beef.
