George's Chicken, LLC

George's Chicken, LLC operates under USDA establishment number P1249 at 19992 Senedo Rd. in Edinburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. The plant reports poultry slaughter and poultry processing activities to FSIS and is classified as a large establishment, with a slaughter volume category of 5.0 on the FSIS scale. The grant of inspection date on file is January 15, 2020. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The Edinburg facility is associated with George's Inc., a fourth generation family-owned poultry company headquartered at 402 W. Robinson Ave. in Springdale, Arkansas. The company's website traces its origins to a general store west of Springdale in the 1920s, when C.L. George and his sons Luther and Gene began hauling live birds to Midwest markets. George's describes itself as among the top ten largest vertically integrated chicken producers in America, managing pullet and breeder farms, hatcheries, and broiler farms, and employing more than 7,000 team members across seven production locations in four states.

George's states that it serves national accounts, foodservice distributors, and retail customers, including retail, deli, foodservice, and export channels. The company website does not describe a retail store, custom processing for individual livestock owners, or public hours at the Edinburg location. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.

George's Inc. describes a vertically integrated supply chain that includes pullet and breeder farms, hatcheries, and broiler farms, and works with contracted family farmer partners supported by field service representatives who visit every two weeks. The company invites those interested in growing opportunities to contact it. This is a contract poultry grower relationship, not custom slaughter: FSIS records show no custom-exempt activity at establishment P1249, and no booking process, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap terms for individual livestock owners are stated in the sources.

George's Chicken, LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

No retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping is described for the Edinburg plant. George's Inc. sells through retail, deli, foodservice, and export customers rather than direct sales in the sources on file, and directs shoppers with questions about retail products to 800-800-2449.

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.