Clean Chickens and Co., LLC

Clean Chickens and Co., LLC operates at 500 32nd St. SW in Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County, and also does business as Clean Chickens and Happy Halal Meats. The federal record lists establishment numbers M47227B and P47227B, with FSIS activities covering meat slaughter, meat processing, poultry slaughter, and poultry processing. FSIS classes the plant as very small, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 30, 2025. Sheep and lamb are the species reported slaughtered under inspection, and the plant also reports custom-exempt slaughter, meaning animals owned by the customer are processed and returned in packages marked Not for Sale. The FSIS slaughter volume category is 2.0.

The company's website describes a family business run by the Wierschkes that began north of Bemidji raising pasture chickens for the Bemidji Farmers Market, then relocated to central Minnesota. It describes itself as a USDA mobile poultry processing unit, or MPPU, that travels to farms and yards to butcher chickens and turkeys, requiring only water and electricity on site. The site says the business later expanded because goat and lamb producers had the same difficulty finding processing, which led to Happy Halal. The pricing page states the Happy Halal plant is open at 500 32nd St. SW in the Willmar Industrial Park. The site describes the mobile operation as entering its sixth season on one page and its fourth season on another, and cites twenty years of experience with chickens on one page and fifteen on another.

The website walks through the mobile process step by step: catching birds from a small confined area, culling described as reducing blood flow to the brain before bleeding out in killing cones, scalding in a commercial scalder, plucking in a commercial plucker, removal of feet and necks on a commercial poultry saw, evisceration and rinsing on stainless steel tables, chilling in a stainless steel cooling tank, and shrink wrap bagging. Customer reviews posted on the site describe on-farm processing of small flocks, including individual backyard hens. Pricing figures, hours, retail sales, and shipping details are not stated in the material on file.

The website states the business is a mobile processor for poultry growers as well as chicken enthusiasts, and that the unit travels to the farm and needs only water and electricity. Scheduling is by phone at (651) 500-3780, described on the site as calling to get scheduled or to set a processing date. Farmers are asked to have birds confined in a small area for catching, which the site says keeps costs down. For sheep, lamb, and goat, the plant address in the Willmar Industrial Park is given as the Happy Halal plant location. The federal record shows sheep and lamb slaughter under inspection plus custom-exempt slaughter, so animals brought for custom work return marked Not for Sale for the owner's own use. Prices are directed to a pricing page that is not reproduced here, and minimums, lead times, and cut and wrap options are not stated in the material on file.

Clean Chickens and Co., LLC reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

Reviews posted on the website describe households having small numbers of backyard birds processed at their own property, including single hens, with the birds returned shrink wrapped and ready for the freezer. The site does not describe a retail meat counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping. Households seeking finished meat for purchase should contact the business directly, since no retail sales are stated in the material on file.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.