Spent hen wholesale help

[Henpoultry]

Hi guys and gals,

Im new to the forum and need some help in the right direction.
I am looking for wholesale quantities of fresh spent hens i have previously been buying hens but i require a consistent supply for my wholesale demand supplying to restaurants in and around Hertfordshire Bedfordshire and milton Keynes i am based in london i was previously getting from a wholesaler who was providing me with the ad harvey hens but unfortunately he was always providing me short quantities and it is causing a disruption to my customers hope someone can help me out. I look forward to hearing from you i have attached photos for your reference.

 

[teslacoils]

Might be helpful to have an idea of quantity required and if it is weekly, monthly etc?

 

[snarling bee]

I though the last chicken curry I had was a bit chewy.

 

[Henpoultry]

Hi,

Thank you for your response.

Currently looking at around 2 pallets a week looking to create more demand

 

[Henpoultry]

I though the last chicken curry I had was a bit chewy.

Probably only had salt and peper as seasoning and didnt cook the chicken well.

 

[teslacoils]

Np. You may be better off asking the egg packing companies, as I think many modern egg producing farms will empty their sheds all in one go so would have maybe 48,000 birds all leave at once, making regular small supply tricky.

 

[Henpoultry]

Yes that does make smaller regular supply somewhat tricky but there must be someone able to do it i would i believe require more than 2 pallets but this is an inital requirement for my existing customers thanks for your message

 

[traineefarmer]

Are you looking for live or slaughtered hens? If live, how many are on a pallet, what sort of price are you offering per bird or kilo?

We currently deplete using Harveys, and our small unit would provide about 1200 hens 4 times a year.

 

[Pasty]

I though the last chicken curry I had was a bit chewy.

Doesn't need to be. My gran always used to put an old leather boot in with a 'stewing hen' plus a bit of veg and seasoning and slow cook for 24 hours. Once it's all done, throw the chicken away and eat the boot.