Butchery service

[ButcherBoy76]

Good morning
I have been a butcher for over 25 years . Which up until COVID had been a great job.

the general trend in dealing with the public has sickened me with the greed and self entitlement that people seem to have now.

recently I have started cutting up personal lambs for farmers that have been injured while transporting for a nominal fee. I am just putting out this post to gauge whether there is a market for this kind of thing and if I could make enough money doing so.

the bottom line is I love butchering but I’m getting sick of the people I’m selling the meat to
Any of the local farmers I deal with are good honest hardworking people and no bulls**t excuse the pun I would appreciate any feed back
Thanks BB

 

[ButcherBoy76]

Sorry moderators
Just realised I’ve posted this on the weather forum any chance of moving it to the correct one

 

[Milking shepherd]

Where are you base/area you would cover?

 

[britt]

You may find that there are farm shops that could do with help 1 or 2 days a week. A good place to start asking. Depends where you are.

 

[Highland Mule]

I have started cutting up personal lambs for farmers that have been injured while transporting for a nominal fee.

Cant imagine that this is legal, assuming they’re killed on farm and intended for human consumption.

As I understand it, home kill must be done and butchered by the owner and only eaten by immediate family.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Where are you based?
And are you any good?
Do you have your own premises?

We're really struggling to find someone reliable to do our butchery. Farm shops and small abattoirs seem really busy.

 

[britt]

Cant imagine that this is legal, assuming they’re killed on farm and intended for human consumption.

As I understand it, home kill must be done and butchered by the owner and only eaten by immediate family.

If it's not slaughtered in a registered abattoir you can't sell it, but I don't think it matters who does it. Surely the better trained, the better.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

If it's not slaughtered in a registered abattoir you can't sell it, but I don't think it matters who does it. Surely the better trained, the better.

Where its done more important than who does it i believe?
Edit: or at least, as important

 

[Highland Mule]

but I don't think it matters who does it.

That wasn’t my understanding of the law

Surely the better trained, the better.

Not necessarily in the yes of the law.

I’d be checking exactly what is allowed before you make it into a business.

 

[farmerm]

If it's not slaughtered in a registered abattoir you can't sell it, but I don't think it matters who does it. Surely the better trained, the better.

My understanding is such instances consumption only by the owner and his immediate household is the legal position.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

My understanding is such instances consumption only by the owner and his immediate household is the legal position.

My understanding too. The rules could be different in Scotland though....

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Where its done more important than who does it i believe?
Edit: or at least, as important

Sorry, I should qualify I was talking about the butchery not the slaughter.
Slaughter needs to be by recognised establishment if for sale.

 

[ImLost]

Where are you base/area you would cover?

Second this. Definitely of interest if you covered my local area. If there was enough work for an extended period of time (for example, a week) would you be interested if it was further away?

 

[Bob]

Shortage in Co Durham. Struggle to find storage to hang for 28 days also

 

[Pigken]

Shortage in Co Durham. Struggle to find storage to hang for 28 days also

Is there any where? Struggling to find anywhere at present now Simpsons not presently doing.

 

[livestock 1]

Is there any where? Struggling to find anywhere at present now Simpsons not presently doing.

I was told that Thompson’s would do them or Micheal at Spenny

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Another new member ......asks a question gets a few questions asked back i.e. Where are you based ......no reply mmmm. Or am I naturally suspicious these days

 

[Highland Mule]

My understanding too. The rules could be different in Scotland though....

My mistake. The butchery can be done by anyone. Interesting when I dig deeper - slaughter needs to be pre stunned even for home kill, so the OP would need a bolt or stunner, plus have clients that were happy to do that part themselves.

 

[onesiedale]

Another new member ......asks a question gets a few questions asked back i.e. Where are you based ......no reply mmmm. Or am I naturally suspicious these days

Give the lad a chance. Be only asked the question this morning. If he's any good he'll be spending bis day working in a food premises with no phone by his side . . .
. . and will come back later to tell us which part of the country he's in.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Give the lad a chance. Be only asked the question this morning. If he's any good he'll be spending bis day working in a food premises with no phone by his side . . .
. . and will come back later to tell us which part of the country he's in.

Point taken