One down, six to go......

On Saturday we processed our first batch of broiler chickens.  They went very well and we made record time. We were cleaning up in 1 hour and 15 minutes.  That is about 50 birds processed an hour.  For our operation, that is good time.  All but six birds sold.  We have only about 40 birds remaining to sell on the year.  This was also the first use of our new processing building.  We had everything set up and moving along smoothly.  The new system has certainly added to our processing.  Inside the building we will be washing our eggs and veggies to prepare for sale.  We will also be selling our USDA pork and beef (hamburger, bacon, and sausage) from the front of the building.  It will be our farm market.  The back is our butcher shop where we will be custom processing our own beef this year.  We are very excited to have this building in operation.  It is a great addition to our on farm processing plan.  Pictures to be added soon!