Where’s the money!? Chicks? Eggs? Pullets?

[Henrik Petersson]

Was CA a keyboard slip? I can understand the abbreviation AC, but not CA.

 

[tigger19687]

Yes sorry I meant AC, my DD was pushing me out the door to get Chinese for dinner

 

[Cadbury22]

I think a way to make money would be to build chicken coops. A good quality coop would probably make a great profit. Too bad I don;t have those skills.

 

[Mosey2003]

Yes, building GOOD coops and including delivery would go over very well here.

 

[CatMom]

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3 dozen duck eggs sold per week could keep my feed bill paid.

That sounds like a butt kind of eggs!

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Thanks for the input y’all! I live in rural Arkansas so I don’t think there will be a market for extra fancy/expensive birds. People around here just want “farm chickens.” I was considering focusing on one of my slightly more expensive breeds like the jubilee orpingtons (chicks here go for around $15) or silkie or blue CM chicks ($6 locally). And selling them for a little less than most people do around here. That way I figure I’d do a little better than just selling barnyard mixed, but people would actually buy them. What do y’all think about that idea?

And thanks BantyChooks for the hen/incubator suggestion. I think I’ll take advantage of a broody hen when I have one (just because it’s less work on my part, and they’re so darn cute!) but mostly rely on the Bator.

Sell the for MORE not less. Scarcity sells, post in your ad only 4 left even if there are forty. Make yours stand out as special.

Good luck

Gary

 

[Mosey2003]

Yes, if you undervalue what you're selling, people will be suspicious. You can't way over-price, but there's a happy medium.

 

[Mamma Hen Hanna]

That’s a really good point actually! I do get leery when I see something too cheap... makes me think there’s something wrong with it.

 

[GrandmaLorna]

I think one of the overlooked values of chickens is their poop. When you are growing your own fruits and vegetables, the manure really increases your crops. It can't be measured in dollars, but it is definitely a value. I suppose you could save feed bags and fill them with manure to sell. I have always needed it all in my gardens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

How long do you fellows reckon the Ayam Cemani craze will last?

It seems to be just about over in my area.

I did some very crude math in my head today, and it seems to me one could make major dough from them.

I find when this seems to be the case is when someone ends up losing the most money.