Poultry chat

[rooster 2011]

Hey I thought it would be fun to make a forum for talking about prices people sale their chickens for and everyone's selling strategys and what people sell chickens for In
Their area and what breeds are selling good right now etc fell free to talk about anything u want tho

 

[Sylvester017]

I would not feed a hen for 6 months, then sell it for $10 I'd rather eat it.

really? if we're just talking a standard laying breed there's no way I'd pay over $10 for it.

When taking into consideration the time invested by the breeder (time is calculated as money too), equipment (or broodies) used to hatch, the brooder expense of raising/feeding hatchlings, the utility bills (water and electricity) for housing, poultry maintenance/cleaning products, feed bills, and NPIP status, it is not outlandish at all to give the rancher $20 or $30 for a laying hen no matter what breed. Rare breeds should be even more. If your pocketbook can't handle the fair price for an established laying pullet than my feeling is you probably won't invest in the proper housing and feed to take care of those birds properly either. JMHO

 

[eggbert420]

In Central Texas laying hens sale for about $20-$30.
Roosters $5.00

 

[rooster 2011]

In Central Texas laying hens sale for about $20-$30.
Roosters $5.00

That's pretty good for laying hens here in Louisiana laying hens are only selling for 10 dollars right now chicks are selling well right now

 

[rooster 2011]

right now for me baby ducks and baby Guineas have been selling the best right now there selling for 6 dollars each newly hatched

 

[eggbert420]

$30 for Black Copper Marans laying hens.
$8 straight run bcm chicks
$12 bcm pullets

 

[Eric 2016]

$20-$30 for a laying hen!!!!! here in Pennsylvania we wouldn't pay more that $5-$10 at most.

 

[Hillaire]

I sell cochin bantams so the pricing is a little different... for 6 birds 4 pullets 2 cockerels I got 75$. I sold one of my partridge cochin bantam roos for 40$ a couple weeks ago.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Random laying hens I won't take less than $15-20 if they are pure breed price may go up to $30-35 and up to max of $75 for jubilee.

 

[eggbert420]

I would not feed a hen for 6 months, then sell it for $10 I'd rather eat it.