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poultry proccessing options in Maine
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HI ,
There is a farmers owned CO-OP for poultry processing in Maine.It is the ONLY state inspecting faclilty resale for poultry in Maine.They do chickens,turkeys,ducks geese and other feathered species .
To find out more information or to join conta…
The Dept of Ag's Division of Quality Assurance & Regulations maintains a list of slaughter facilities in the state (USDA inspected, state inspected, and custom facilities). http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/qar/meatplants.html
For poultry, there are…
Thank you, I looked up their web site and they are just what I was looking for!
Greany's Turkey Farm in Mercer is the only humane poultry slaughter house in the state as far as I know. They are licensed and the whole 9 yards. Folks around here take their chickens, ducks, and turkeys there for processing and then sell their meat…
As far as I know, there are no inspected processors for water fowl. I may be wrong, but I haven't found one yet. Selling them is not a legal option unless you get them processed at an inspected facility.
I am looking at getting some ducks for meat this year, do I have to proccess them myself, or are there local options? I live in the Old Town area. If I had extra, how hard would they be to sell? I'm trying to decide how many ducklings to order.
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