Homes Needed after Pure Prairie Poultry Abandons Thousands of Chickens 15 October 2024 Homes Needed after Pure Prairie Poultry Abandons Thousands of Chickens Photo from Greg Marten's Barn on October 14, 2024. On Oct. 9, the Minnesota-based Pure Prairie Poultry closed its processing plant in Charles City, Iowa and stopped paying for feed for the birds. Wisconsin farms are giving away tens of thousands of chickens raised for meat through posts on Facebook to slaughter themselves. The farms have already run out of food, so the birds are going hungry, and some may eventually starve to death at this rate. If you are in Wisconsin area and are able to provide a good home for these birds, you might be able to convince the farm to just turn over the birds. W474 Richard Road, Mondovi, WI - 20,000 birds remaining. Just free. Greg Marten’s Barn: W284 County Road HH Mondovi, WI - 10,000 birds remaining. Open at dawn. W21462 Holcomb Coulee Road, Galesville, WI - 10,000 birds remaining. Open at noon. Read more: Poultry farms turn to Facebook after processor abandons thousands of chickens The abrupt closure of Pure Prairie Poultry’s processing plant has Wisconsin chicken farmers scrambling United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Don't just switch from beef to chicken. Go Vegan. www.UPC-online.org View this article online United Poultry Concerns | PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!