people will surprise you.!

[laura29532]

I'm not real sure how to put this but, I went to the market to sell some young chickens.
I don't like pricing them real high but your never going to get back what you put in.!
I'm sitting there, people ask how much for the little ones, being 5 week old white Rocks
I say $ 8.00. They are like omg.! Well how much for the next bigger ones.? Again, white Rock
9 week old chicks. I'm like $ 15.00, in a couple weeks they will be ready to eat or kept for
breeding/eggs. The guy about passed out.! he is like omg thats way to much. I am thinking
at this point he just wants them for nothing, cheap.! so I say okay, have a nice day, being as
polite as I can be. All day morning this is the way it was.! what is wrong with these people.?
I picked up my cages and went home with all my chickens intact.!
If they were to buy chicks, right now baby chicks are selling for about $ 6.- 8.00 it all
depends on the breed. then you buy the feed, I do Organic all natural feed and veggies,
treats. then you buy the bedding, dishes, waterers etc. add in the electric for heat lamps
and you got pretty penny tied up in a few chickens.! I ask how is that making out better
than paying for someone elses headaches, time spent feeding and cleaning not to mention
a safe place to house these tiny things.? I've fed and cared for them for a month or two and
people have the nerve to say your killing us with these high prices.! I have a beautiful
Rhode Island red rooster and three hens, a guy offered me $ 25. for all. slap me in the face.!

My white rock hen started laying at 4 months. My RIR's started a few weeks later.! I love the eggs but really love the difference in the heaviness of the birds.! You can buy chicks two days old for $6. any feed store. than you need feed and supplies to grow them(if you can). what do people think they feed themselves.?

 

[Ponypoor]

My white rock hen started laying at 4 months. My RIR's started a few weeks later.! I love the eggs but really love the difference in the heaviness of the birds.! You can buy chicks two days old for $6. any feed store. than you need feed and supplies to grow them(if you can). what do people think they feed themselves.?

Unless you have a factory farm, you won't be making money off your birds.

If you have them for food (eggs & meat) then the way to go is feeding table scraps and any old cheap feed from the feed mill. If you are lucky enough to live in an area where you don't get snowy winter weather they can free range year round - that will save on feed costs.

But if you are like me and they are mainly lawn ornaments and pets then you will need to just get over the money aspect and do what I do: Sit on my lawn chair (when it's summer haha), with my feet propped up on a bucket and a cuppa tea, watching the gang out roaming about in the yard. Heavenly!