Re: fresh turkeys

We do have plenty of abattoirs down here, but they specialize mostly in
processing of large game (deer, feral hogs). None will handle poultry and if
you want them to deal with regular pork and beef, you have to provide the
live hog or steer. Not a bad deal if you have the animals or are willing to
stock up and freeze an entire carcass-worth of cuts, or find a group to
split the meat with, but it's not practical or something the average
consumer is going to be willing, much less able to do.

I actually plan on getting a small breeding flock of goats and sheep in the
next few years for using this way, but cattle are out of my abilities and
willingness to work with, and the amount of meat and up-front expense is
more than I can handle. It's actually cheaper than buying your steaks at the
grocery store, but imagine buying a few hundred pounds of beef at once, even
at a serious discount.

Jacob

"Jacob Johnston" <aracauna@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You must live in an urban area. Try finding one in a smaller city or rural
area. There are no true butcher shops anywhere near me (And they were hard
to find in the metro Atlanta area). There were none in the small city
where I lived the past 6 years before this. There are places that sell
meats but they are FAR from local butchers. The meat typically comes
precut and prepackaged and the grocery stores that still employ a guy
cutting for them is still working with large chain suppliers.

Jacob

"Omelet" <omp_omelet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <1164598350.049817.222150@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"higgledy" <higgledy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


And if you trust your butcher why seek confirmation from strangers?


Prior to this event I never dealt with this butcher. In America,
unfortunately the local butcher is a rare luxury. It amazes me how or
why it gets decided by American society which professions are
eliminated without cause. Years ago the local butcher was valued in
society and they were usually well compensated too.

<Puzzled look>

We still have them in Texas???
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