processing

PPT019: On-Farm Chicken Processing Help with Transport, Scalding, and Plucking

Grady opens his Texas slaughter house for business, and he’s looking for a new apprentice. Apprentices, can go to eagerfarmer.com. Mike’s been processing with a group of chefs-in-training at a local-to-him college. So it seems appropriate to spend time answering some really great processing questions from the Pastured Poultry Talk audience. Do you put anything…

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PPT011: Risk vs Reward of Broiler Production

Grady starts a poultry tip of the day (maybe that should that be week), and for his first tip, he talks about selecting and using brooder bedding. Mike and Grady respond to a question submitted by producer Seth Stallings. Seth raises broilers in Oklahoma where state regulations prohibit the sale of more than 1,000 exempt processed broilers…

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