Exhibit 24.2

Gold Kist Inc.

Power of Attorney

May 28, 2004

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Gold Kist Inc. do hereby constitute and appoint Stephen O. West and J. David Dyson, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for us and in our name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post effective amendments, to the Registration Statement with respect to the issuance of 10¼% Notes due 2014 by Gold Kist Inc. including any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Name		Title
/s/    John Bekkers         John Bekkers		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/    Stephen O. West          Stephen O. West		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/    W. F. Pohl, Jr.         W. F. Pohl, Jr.		Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/    Christopher D. Fannon          Christopher D. Fannon		Director
/s/    Billy G. Meeks         Billy G. Meeks		Director
/s/    Phil Ogletree, Jr.         Phil Ogletree, Jr.		Director
/s/    Jeffrey A. Henderson         Jeffrey A. Henderson		Director
/s/    Fred W. Gretsch          Fred W. Gretsch		Director
/s/    Walter C. Dockery         Walter C. Dockery		Director
/s/    Charles Morris         Charles Morris		Director
/s/    Douglas A. Reeves         Douglas A. Reeves		Director
/s/    W. A. Smith         W. A. Smith		Director

/s/    Dan Smalley         Dan Smalley		Director
/s/    Dorman Grace         Dorman Grace		Director

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