Home kill FAQ's
Have questions about our homekill services? Browse the answers to some of the most common things people want to know.
Yes we do - Our kill truck is on the road 5 days per week covering the greater Waikato area. We travel from Paeroa to Tokoroa, Otorohanga and Te Awamutu, Raglan and most places in between. Our kill truck runs will cover one area each day - e.g. Morrinsville today, Matamata tomorrow etc. As a general rule, we like to have at least 10 animals in the area before the truck comes back into the area, so if you are booking in a beast allow us at least 2 woking weeks.
The short answer is no. Pigs must always be delivered to our factory as our killing truck does not have boiling water facilities for taking off the hair. We kill on a Tuesday at the factory. Pigs must be at the factory before lunch on Tuesday and Thursday or any time on Monday and Wednesday.
Yes we can - however, our slaughterman will only kill sheep if they are also killing a beast at the same time.
Sheep are killed at the factory on a Tuesday. All animals must be at the factory before lunch on Tuesday or you can bring them in anytime during our opening hours on Monday.
Please remember to book your animals in before arriving at the factory.
Processing FAQ's
Wondering how our processing works? Here you'll find helpful answers to frequently asked questions.
This is an interesting question and one that there is no straight forward answer to. The amount of meat off a beast once processed can vary a great deal due to the time of year and condition of the animal when slaughtered.
As a very general rule - a dead cow will weigh approx half that of the live weight and you will receive back between 55-65% in meat and bones.
We most certainly do - our delivery trucks do the same run as the killing truck 9-11 days later. Our delivery driver is more than happy to drop your beast back to your farm - however, we do not deliver to your cousin, or friend in town - only back to where the beast was killed.
No. It is against the law for you to sell your meat once we have processed it.
Generally for cattle the process takes 9-14 days from killing until your meat is ready. Your animal is hung for 8-13 days, cut up on the day before delivery. If you have a specific deadline or date in mind please let us know when you are booking it in. Please remember that we need to have at least 10 cows in your area before we will come to your area so make sure you allow us at least 2 working weeks.
Pigs and sheep have different processing times depending on what you are wanting to have done so check with one of our friendly staff when booking in your animal.
Absolutely - just give us a call to let us know what you have before bringing it in.
Minimum 5kg of MEAT is required.