I only raise/sell purebred chicken/chicks as well, i have bantams, silkies, polish and a couple of bard rock, i also have pigeons and quails, bobwhites and coturnix. The one week old polish chicks here go for 10$ each and that's how i plan to make money.
Pricing is a little different in my country, and customers are not that common, i tried buying chicks and selling them and even growing them a little bit first, but business was slow so i am working on raising my own chicken, collecting their eggs and hatching their chicks, that way my profits...
Good idea, mine can't free range because they live on my rooftop, i do let them out of their cages to run around but there isn't any dirt or grass, i do feed them scraps as well, but i find my hens calmer and friendlier, but it all depends on the breed tho.
Yes my man but 10$ per bird times 90 bird is 900$ per year so add 5 roosters and that's 50$ extra money, business wize that is a loss. Unless you harvest the meat or use them for breeding, but if they are in a pen or coop as 5 roosters for no reason then it's a waste of money and space but again...
I have about 93 birds, they are a part of my poultry business project, so i'm not as sentimental as you are and i don't give names, i love birds and animals especially chicken, but all of my birds come and go, almost nothing stays so far so i don't get much attached, again i look at it from a...
I understand your point of view but i am starting a business project in poultry and because i am not supported financially yet, i would feel the weight of these 5 roosters, also it depends on the way you look at them if you see them as pets then they are the same as cats and dogs, but i have 90...