Pastured Poultry Talk

On-farm chicken and turkey processing holds a special place in my heart. It paid the mortgage. It introduced us to great people with great farms. It created speaking opportunities. Perhaps, most importantly, on-farm chicken butchering  has been demystified and I think it's one of the keys to unlocking a self sufficient life. In this episode, I share some reasons to process on-farm, talk through why I believe the scalder is the single most important purchase you should make, and provide some cost analysis to owning and operating your own processing equipment. Pastured Poultry Headlines and News I take a few moments to share some recent events: The APPPA Professional Pastured Poultry Producers Conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas, wrapped up in January 2018. Listen to Spence and I on the Fighting Farmer for some discussion. Figure out a way to attend this great farmer-to-farmer event in 2019. Mike Badger edited and published the Third Edition of Pastured Poultry Feeding and Management by Jeff Mattocks in 201