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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Ben94 on January 22, 2016, 08:15:11 pm

Title: help with poultry sales
Post by: Ben94 on January 22, 2016, 08:15:11 pm

Hi

im hoping someone can help me, im going to be rasing 100 broilers on pasture but theres a few things i need to know.

im going to try and sell to public and restaurants locally will i need some kind of insurance although all slaughtering and any kind of processing/packaging  will be done by licensed people?

will any of the birds have to be tested in anyway?

thanks

Title: Re: help with poultry sales
Post by: cloddopper on January 28, 2016, 04:37:29 pm

You're best  asking at  the local authority help /information desk and take  lots of patience tablets ... the big ones as you'll need them .

 Good luck

Title: Re: help with poultry sales
Post by: farmers wife on February 08, 2016, 02:07:33 pm

again unsure but prob not.  But I would def read Joel Salatin Pasture profits.  You really need to ensure you do as much marketing as possible and you'll need restaurants to take a number at a time you cant justify killing ad-hoc.  People will pay good money but it has to taste good too so make sure you feed correctly. Chickens are sensitive to the environment and feed quality.

Title: Re: help with poultry sales
Post by: darkbrowneggs on February 08, 2016, 02:10:09 pm

Remember most restaurants will already have a regular supplier who they may be unwilling to ditch for a one off, but you can check this out by asking places beforehand. 

Title: Re: help with poultry sales
Post by: DavidandCollette on February 08, 2016, 05:53:54 pm

Get your marketing sorted early. No point in spending time and money if at the end of the day you have no customers