Sathvik Chicken Center

Sathvik Chicken Center sits in Kothapally Gori, which is part of the Regonda area. It is a quiet village setting for the most part, though things get busy at the shop during the weekends and festival times. We keep things basic here. There is a counter, some cages in the back, and the space where we do all the prep work. The smell of the countryside is all around us, and we know most of the people who walk through the door by their first names. Working in Regonda means you are part of the local community, so we hear all the news while we are weighing out the chicken. We have to be careful with the knives and the equipment, so we stay focused even when we are tired. The floor is usually a bit wet from the constant cleaning we do. Sometimes the power flutters and we have to use flashlights to finish a task. It’s not a fancy shop with glass windows; it’s an open-front place where the air moves through. We spend a lot of time sharpening tools and making sure the scales are balanced right. When the heat gets bad in the afternoon, we sit on the bench outside for a few minutes. It is just honest work, providing something people in Kothapally Gori need for their family meals. We close up when the sun goes down and start all over again the next day.