This equipment may be rented for on-farm use only by producers in compliance with state and federal laws. Consult your state regulatory office overseeing poultry before contacting us about dates for rental equipment availability.
POULTRY PROCESSING TRAILER RENTALS
Poultry trailers are available for rent. Each trailer comes equipped with six processing cones, rotating scalding unit, plucker, stainless steel evisceration table, and a basin for ice/water.
You will need:
- 2″ ball hitch (hauling back and forth)
- Full coverage automobile insurance on the towing vehicle
- Regular sized propane tank (heating the scalder)
- Access to running water
- Access to electricity
- Knives, personal protective equipment, supplies for packing.
Rental Cost
Entities who processes poultry outside of the state of West Virginia may not use this equipment to participate in interstate commerce. This equipment may be rented for on-farm use only by producers in compliance with state and federal laws. Consult your state regulatory office overseeing poultry before contacting us about dates for rental equipment availability.
Deposit and rental fee may be paid by mailing a check or online.
MEMBER
$15 / DAY + $45 DEPOSIT*
All farmers, community members, and farmers markets who are up to date on dues for annual membership qualify to rent the poultry trailer at this rate as long as the farm they will be utilizing the poultry trailer is within West Virginia state borders.
NON-MEMBER
$30 / DAY + $45 DEPOSIT*
Anyone who is not qualified to rent at the $15 rate will be charged the $30 rate. Entities who process poultry outside of the state of West Virginia may not use this equipment to participate in interstate commerce.
*Poultry trailer must be sanitized before returning in order to receive deposit fee.
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POULTRY PROCESSING TRAILER RESOURCES
This equipment may be rented for on-farm use only by producers in compliance with state and federal laws. Consult the state regulatory office overseeing poultry before contacting us about dates for rental equipment availability.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture Employee Directory Meat and Poultry Inspection Division
- Producer/Grower 1000 Poultry Limit Exemption Requirements
- Producer/Grower 20,000 Poultry Limit Exemption Requirements
On-Farm Poultry Processing Best Practices
Techniques & Equipment
- Written by Dr. Lauren Gwin and Rebecca Thistlethwaite, Best Practices Guide for Open-Air Poultry Slaughter, OSU Extension publication #EM9273. Updated January 2020. Available in Spanish as well here, La Guia de Buenas Practicas para el Sacrificio al Aire Libre de Aves de Corral.
- On Farm Poultry Slaughter Guidelines, a joint publication of Cornell University and NE Beginning Farmers Project.
- Safer Management Practices for Small Poultry Processors, a publication of SARE.
Cost Analysis/Economic Feasibility
- Painter et al. Pacific Northwest Extension Publication #665. From Food Safety to Economics: Processing Your Chickens for Market.
- Managing Risks: Costs, Regulations and Food Safety for On-farm Poultry Processing, with discussions of regulations, costs, and food safety considerations. A publication of University of Tennessee Extension.
Mobile Poultry Processing Units (USDA Inspected & Exempt)
Cost Analysis/Economic Feasibility
- Simone Angiolini et al. in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, July 2015. Economic feasibility of mobile processing units for small-scale pasture poultry farmers
Food Safety Research
Pathogen Research
- Trimble et al. in Food Control, April 2013. Salmonella and Campylobacter prevalence and concentration on pasture-raised broilers processed on-farm, in a Mobile Processing Unit, and at small USDA-inspected facilities
- Bucher et al. in Preventative Veterinary Medicine, January 2012. A systematic review-meta-analysis of chilling interventions and a meta-regression of various processing interventions for Salmonella contamination of chicken.
- Controlling Salmonella in Poultry Plants, USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
On-Farm Management Practices
- Walid Alali et al. in American Pastured Poultry Producers Association Grit Issue #72, 2013. From Food Safety to Economics: Processing Your Chickens for Market
Alternative Anti-Microbials
- Cleaning and Disinfecting in Organic Poultry Production, a list of approved materials by Dr. Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky.
Videos
Poultry Processing Demonstration
By Dr. Joe Moritz, WVU Poultry Specialist
Poultry Processing Cleaning & Sanitizing Demonstration
By Dr. Cangliang Shen, WVU Associate Professor & Extension Specialist
