Who we are
HomeGrown Poultry prides itself on being the first state-approved poultry and rabbit processor in the state of Idaho. Poultry processed in our new 1920-square foot facility can be resold anywhere with the state of Idaho. We are pending approval from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to resell rabbits within the state. HomeGrown Poultry has been in business since 2003, owned and operated by experienced poultry growers.We believe growing food for yourself and your family is true food security.
We believe locally-grown food is more nutritious, saves fossil fuel, and supports local farmers. It is true homeland security.
We support local food systems - all the processes that go into producing and distributing food - whether they've developed haphazardly or with careful planning - from breeding crop seeds, to fishing, to raising cattle, to processing food, shipping, storing and selling it.
We support sustainable agriculture - growing food and fibers in a ways that don't compromise the ability of future generations to do the same.
The food supply chains we depend on have been growing longer and more complicated - and this has created new vulnerabilities. Food does not just pass from farm to market to table anymore. The links of these chains pass through more hands, more labs, more companies, more processing facilities, more countries, etc. Too much of this stretching food supply chain is out of sight, and out of public control. We either need to shorten the food supply chains by buying more locally produced food, or do a much better job of overseeing and managing them through all their twists and turns. We believe HomeGrown Poultry has an important role in this system.
What we do 
We slaughter and dress rabbits and all types of poultry, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, chukars, pheasants, quail, and guineas. Our skilled and experienced staff can assure your birds or rabbits are treated with respect and are humanely handled. At this time we only offer whole poultry and whole rabbit. We expect to add cut-up services in the future. Our holding and slaughter procedures meet the standards of the American Humane Society. We follow an approved HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) program to provide safe, unadulterated products. Our strict sanitation program ensures a clean and sanitary environment.
In the near future, HomeGrown Poultry will purchase buys poultry and rabbits from growers who do not wish to market those products themselves. We will pay a per-pound-dressed price and market them under the HomeGrown label. This service is still under development, but we expect to offer prices based on the manner in which the poultry is raised (for example pastured poultry grown without antibiotics on farms that don't use pesticides or herbicides may command a higher price than poultry raised using other methods). Please contact us for more information.
Our Facility
Our new building is one of the newest small-scale poultry processing facilities in the United States. This 1920- square foot building meets the standards of the Idaho Food Code standards for the processing and selling of poultry and rabbit meat within the state of Idaho. Our facility also incorporates several 'green' design elements. In our effort to save energy we have a light-reflecting roof, clerstory windows to provide light into the interior of the building, operable windows to provide natural ventilation, R-25 insulation in the walls and ceiling, energy efficient windows, natural linoleum in the office area, programmable thermostats, and plans for solar-heated hot water.
Visitors and customers can choose to enjoy our shaded porch or peruse reading materials on poultry and rabbit raising found in our lobby.
Directions:
We're located in New Plymouth, Idaho in the beautiful Payette River valley. New Plymouth, a rural town of 1,400 folks, claims the world's largest horseshoe. You'll have to come visit to see it! New Plymouth is located in Payette County about 45 miles from Boise and a mere 8 miles from the Oregon border. We're about 10 minutes north of I84 in the New Plymouth Industrial Park. Our address is 440 Ada Rd, New Plymouth, ID. From Boise, take I84 west to the New Plymouth exit (exit 9) and follow signs to New Plymouth, about 4 miles. Follow the main highway through New Plymouth's downtown. Just past downtown and the post office, the road makes a 90-degree curve to the west. Look for Ada Road, about 1/4 mile on your right after this curve. You'll be passing the Burger Den and Williamson's Roofing. Turn right on Ada Road and cross the railroad tracks. Our new building will be immediately on your right.
From Ontario, Oregon, take I84 east to exit 3. Go over the freeway and turn right at Palisades Junction (about 1/4 mile from the freeway). Follow this road US 30 to New Plymouth. Just before entering New Plymouth, look for Ada Road on the left. Turn here and go over the railroad tracks. Our new building will be just over the tracks on your right.
For those using US 95, Palisades Junction is at the intersection of I84 and US 95. Palisades is south of Fruitland and north of Parma, Idaho on US 95. Follow the directions above from Palisades Junction.
Services
Cost for each bird:
Young Chicken $3.00 Unbagged $2.75
Mature Chicken $3.25 Unbagged $3.00
Turkey under 20 pounds $8.50
20-24.99 pounds 10.00
25-29.99 pounds 12.00
Young Chicken $3.00 Unbagged $2.75
Mature Chicken $3.25 Unbagged $3.00
Turkey under 20 pounds $8.50
20-24.99 pounds 10.00
25-29.99 pounds 12.00
30-34.99 pounds 14.00
35-39.99 pounds 16.00
40-44.99 pounds 18.00
Over 45 pounds 20.00
Guineas, Chuckars, Pheasants, Quail $3.00 unbagged $2.75
35-39.99 pounds 16.00
40-44.99 pounds 18.00
Over 45 pounds 20.00
Guineas, Chuckars, Pheasants, Quail $3.00 unbagged $2.75
Ducks & Geese $10.00
(note: There is a 'right' time and a 'wrong' time to butcher ducks and geese. The 'wrong' time can mean an unsightly, pin-feathery carcass despite our best efforts.
Please call before scheduling them. Sorry, no guarantees on waterfowl)
Giblets, cleaned $1.00 each bird
The necks, hearts, livers, and gizzards from your chickens, cleaned & packaged.
Giblets, saved $.25 each bird
The necks, hearts, livers, and gizzards from your chickens. The gizzards are uncleaned and packaged separatelyl. The other parts are packed together in bulk.
Rabbits $3.25
Plastic bags 2 mil chicken bags $.10
2 mil turkey bags .25
If you do not want your poultry or rabbits bagged, we can transfer the products into your clean containers. If you are going to resell them, your containers must be approved by us and food grade.
Retail Grower Label $20 one time setup fee
Your farm name printed on our labels. Make sure your customers know who raised it! If you provide us with the price per pound, we can provide a ready-to-sell product without the additional hassle of weighing it yourself. We need 3 business days notice.
Your birds and rabbits are carefully tracked throughout the process so you are guaranteed the return of the meat you so carefully raised.
Our basic processing service produces a cleaned, whole bird or rabbit. Turkeys are weighed for you and the giblets are included.
(note: There is a 'right' time and a 'wrong' time to butcher ducks and geese. The 'wrong' time can mean an unsightly, pin-feathery carcass despite our best efforts.
Please call before scheduling them. Sorry, no guarantees on waterfowl)
Giblets, cleaned $1.00 each bird
The necks, hearts, livers, and gizzards from your chickens, cleaned & packaged.
Giblets, saved $.25 each bird
The necks, hearts, livers, and gizzards from your chickens. The gizzards are uncleaned and packaged separatelyl. The other parts are packed together in bulk.
Rabbits $3.25
Plastic bags 2 mil chicken bags $.10
2 mil turkey bags .25
If you do not want your poultry or rabbits bagged, we can transfer the products into your clean containers. If you are going to resell them, your containers must be approved by us and food grade.
Retail Grower Label $20 one time setup fee
Your farm name printed on our labels. Make sure your customers know who raised it! If you provide us with the price per pound, we can provide a ready-to-sell product without the additional hassle of weighing it yourself. We need 3 business days notice.
Your birds and rabbits are carefully tracked throughout the process so you are guaranteed the return of the meat you so carefully raised.
Our basic processing service produces a cleaned, whole bird or rabbit. Turkeys are weighed for you and the giblets are included.
Crating service. If you bring your birds loose in a trailer or in the bed of a truck, you should expect to crate your birds upon arrival at HomeGrown Poultry. We'll help you catch birds as we have time, but our employees must attend to their duties. If you'd like us to catch the birds for you, we charge $2.00 per full crate (about 8-10 birds).
We will gladly help you move crates out of your trailer or truck. Those crates get heavy!
Retail Products
Chicken necks, feet, hearts, livers, or gizzards are available occasionally. All of the above products will be available periodically at our facility. Please call for availability.
Please call if you are interested in purchasing whole rabbits, chickens, turkeys, or other fowl. At this moment, the supply is very low. We will likely put you in contact with growers who are retailing their own poultry and rabbits. You may ask them about how they raise the animals and what they charge.
Ice $1.25 per 10 pound bag.
How it works
1. Call for an appointment 208-278-3471. The summer months and November are our busiest times and we are frequently full two weeks ahead. Please call early. 2. The night before your appointment, take all the feed away from your poultry to help clear the gut. This helps reduce potential contamination and makes processing easier. Please read our 'Day Before' hints page.
3. Bring your poultry to us by the time you were instructed to bring them. Unless you have used one of our crates to transport them, we'll ask you to transfer your birds from your containers to ours. We will try our very best to process your birds while you wait. Enjoy breakfast in New Plymouth, spend the morning in New Plymouth's unique horse-shoe city park, or shop sales tax-free in Ontario, Oregon - just 12 miles away.
4. Pick up your poultry. Your birds will be returned to you whole and in plastic bags. Turkeys will have the giblets inside. Depending upon when you return to retrieve your birds, they will be thoroughly chilled inside our walk-in cooler, or will be ready for you to put on ice. PLEASE bring BOXES or COOLERS or other transport means for your meat. We have no boxes. Before you pickup your meat, we must be assured that you can maintain the meat at 40 degrees or below. We cannot freeze the meat at this time. We do sell ice if you've forgotten to bring some and if we have some available.
Limitations
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. We cannot process diseased, dead, or dying animals, even if they have 'just' died in transit. If we find any suspect areas of meat, we will trim away any suspicious areas. Any abuse of animals will not be tolerated. Abuse includes kicking, carrying the animals in unnatural positions, overcrowding, starvation, or indifference to suffering. Prices are current as of October 1, 2007, but may change without notice.
Days and Hours of Operation