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Start a poultry processing unit

Live birds→Dressed, chilled and frozen chicken

Local farms raise birds, and shops and restaurants want them dressed, chilled and packed. A small unit kills, scalds, plucks and chills. It also lets a poultry farm sell its own birds ready to cook.

Bigger, smaller or a different product? Describe it and we plan the line.

The line, step by step

What happens from live birds to dressed, and the machine for each step. Steps marked “add later” can be done by hand while you start.

  1. Kill

    Holds birds still for a clean, quick kill, over a table that drains.

    Poultry killing cones and processing tables
  2. Scald and pluck

    Loosens feathers in hot water, then plucks a bird in seconds.

    Chicken pluckers and scalders
  3. Clean and cut

    By hand

    Gutting and cutting are done by hand on clean steel tables.

  4. Chill and freeze

    Cools birds fast and freezes them, so they stay safe to sell.

    Blast freezers
  5. Pack

    Add later

    Seals birds and parts in bags for shops.

    Chamber vacuum packing machines
  6. Store

    Add later

    Holds frozen stock for orders.

    Walk-in cold rooms

Starter line

The machines a small plant opens with. The other steps are done by hand at first. Already have one of them? Take it out on the quote form before you send, and we price the rest all-in to Accra.

  1. Poultry killing cones and processing tablesKill
  2. Chicken pluckers and scaldersScald and pluck
  3. Blast freezersChill and freeze

Full line

Every machine on the line, for when you are ready to grow, or to start bigger. Already have one of them? Take it out on the quote form before you send, and we price the rest all-in to Accra.

  1. Poultry killing cones and processing tablesKill
  2. Chicken pluckers and scaldersScald and pluck
  3. Blast freezersChill and freeze
  4. Chamber vacuum packing machinesPack
  5. Walk-in cold roomsStore

Power

Pluckers, freezers and cold rooms need steady electricity. Plan for solar or a generator, because the cold chain cannot break.

Grow machine by machine

Each machine can be its own order, with its own deposit and instalments. Start with the step that earns, and order the next one from what it brings in.

Starting as a group? Buy it together: each member pays their share from their own phone.

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Ask for our priceLowest price guaranteed. Seen it cheaper in Ghana? We match it.

In Accra 1 Jan to 15 Feb if you order by Fri 13 Nov, 6pm

Before you buy

  1. Ask the Veterinary Services Directorate about inspection and approval for a processing unit before you build.
  2. Frozen chicken must stay frozen from your unit to the buyer. Plan the cold chain, not just the freezer.
  3. Blood, feathers and offal need a planned way out. Ask your district assembly and the EPA what they require.

Are you ready for the machines?

Tick what you already have in place. What is left shows what to sort out before you order.

  • Agree supply with farmers, aggregators or collectors before you buy machines. A plant waiting for raw material earns nothing.

  • Talk to traders, shops, schools and exporters, and take them samples. Selling is harder than making.

  • Machines need a solid floor, a roof, drainage, and room for raw stock and finished goods.

  • Ask ECG what your site has or can get. We quote machines with a diesel engine or the motor that matches your power.

  • Food plants wash a lot. A storage tank or borehole keeps you working when the supply stops.

  • Start with the machine that earns first. With Landed you pay a deposit, then the rest in any amounts while it ships, with no interest.

  • Register the business with the Office of the Registrar of Companies and get your district assembly’s business permit. Packed food, drinks and cosmetics need FDA Ghana registration.

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Buying a machine with Landed

  • One all-in price to Accra before you pay anything: the machine, shipping, duty and clearing, in writing.
  • A deposit, then the rest your way while it ships: any amount from GH₵ 50, no fixed schedule, no interest, no fee.
  • The price is locked once your deposit is paid. If the exchange rate, freight or duty change, we absorb it.
  • Straight from the factory, not a middleman, with receipt, packing and arrival photos on your tracker.
  • Your deposit back in full if the seller cannot supply your machine and you do not want an alternative.
  • Covered on the way. Lost or damaged before handover is always on us. Add Landed Protection, and a wrong, not-as-described or dead-on-arrival machine is replaced or refunded in full.
  • A free consultation first on the voltage, spare parts and servicing your machine needs.

Every case is on our refunds page. How instalments work: pay your way.