Chicken Availability and Sales Information
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Freshly processed poultry must be arranged in advance
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Do not show up in our driveway demanding live chickens without an appointment
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If you show up without an appointment demanding fresh butchered chickens, I will be very unhappy
When We Have Chickens: We buy baby meat chickens (called chicks) two or three times a year. This means we do not have chickens for sale all year. Usually, chickens are ready to sell in May, July, and sometimes September. Important for 2025: We do not plan to have chickens in September.
Types of Chickens We Raise:
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Most of our chickens are red broilers. They grow big enough to eat in 10–12 weeks.
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Sometimes we raise heritage chickens, which grow more slowly and are ready in 18–20 weeks. These chickens cost more because they need more time and food.
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Our chicken feed is not organic, but the chickens live outside on land that we take care of without chemicals.
How to Buy Chickens from Us:
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You must contact us before coming. We do not sell chickens to people who just show up.
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We do not offer fresh butchered chickens on the same day.
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We sell frozen butchered chickens anytime.
If you need fresh chicken the same day, please go to: Al Amin Halal Live Poultry, 8526 Conant St, Hamtramck, (313) 921-9288.
Buying Live Chickens: You might be able to buy live meat chickens the same day, but only if we have them ready. Please call us first to check. We also have other chickens (heritage and old laying hens), but we cannot catch them the same day. These chickens live free and are hard to catch. If you want one, we need to catch it the night before.
Butchered Chickens (Killed Chickens): We can only butcher chickens if you tell us at least one day ahead. We only butcher on weekends, and only if you buy multiple chickens (not just one or two). We do not butcher chickens the same day because they need to stop eating before butchering to avoid a mess.
If you want us to:
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Kill and pluck the chicken (but not clean the inside): You must buy at least 3 chickens
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Kill, pluck, and clean the inside (eviscerate): You must buy at least 5 chickens
We need to do a lot of work (heating water, cleaning tools, etc.) to butcher, so we only do it for larger orders. Chickens are sold whole, with skin on. We do not cut the chicken into parts or remove the skin.
Prices:
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Regular meat chickens: $3.50 per pound (live weight)
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Heritage chickens: $4.50 per pound (live weight)
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Kill and pluck: Additional $2 per chicken (minimum of 3 chickens)
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Kill, pluck, and clean inside (eviscerate): $5 per chicken (minimum of 5 chickens)
Please Don’t Share Our Address: You can share our phone number, but do not share our address. Many people come to our house without calling and get angry when we say no. If you share our contact with others, please explain that they must call us first. If you don’t, we will stop selling chickens to you in the future.