Finally, it is time for harvesting the chickens. They are about 6.5 weeks old and look pretty
meaty. We have a slaughterhouse 25 mins from us that will process each chicken for $3.00. It is provincially licensed and inspected. Each chicken will bear the logo “Ontario Approved” and good for sale. There was a severe thunderstorm on the night when we brought the chickens to the plant. Thank the Lord we arrived safely and came back in one piece. The rain was heavy at times and at one point we had to detour because a tree fell and blocked the
road.
We need to make 3 round-trips to the slaughterhouse: picking up the crates, unloading the chickens in crates, and picking up the final product. Can’t wait till we taste our first
chicken 🙂

Chickens ready to be loaded into creates.
These are the crates, each can hold 5 chickens.
Loading the chickens is no easy job. It weighs over 40 pounds with the chickens.  But we managed to load them on the van.
Everybody helps.