2015 Pea Prices

Minx,,we deal with selling puppies upwards of $2000. Because of this price it really narrows down the tire kickers from the serious gsd lovers. We fight the Sunday Journal $200 gsd's as well selling in the classifieds section. People try to get us to lower our prices by saying they only want a companion dog. The funny thing is every puppy is a companion dog,,what they don't realize is that a gsd that will be titled or showed has a diffrent criteria when choosing a puppy compared to it's littermates.
Well also on your guarantee page you say that up until the dog is 3 years old if it has hip issues, etc you will replace the dog free of charge. You not only breed quality dogs but you definitely insure that the buyer will not get some messed up dog. We got 2 feist puppies because my Dad wanted some squirrel dogs. Well, a friend picked them up for us. Now that I think about it that was a huge mistake. I really like visiting peafowl breeders before I buy and I definitely love to pick out the bird I want if possible. In the past my Dad would do that with coon dogs, but I don't know why we didn't go see the breeder. Anyhow, it wasn't long before we realized both pretty pups had issues. The larger one had probably the worst case of hip dysplasia a dog can have and the smaller one was stupid. We found out the breeder does a lot of inbreeding and most of the dogs have issues. It was a terrible experance because we had to give the pups away to some friends - the one with dysplasia went to a guy who works at a vet office so he would be able to get her the surgery. I definitely see why a larger price is worth it in the long run because you get what you pay for.
Wow, I never have had anyone talk me down and I wouldn't expect to be either, not with a bird! Guess I am lucky.
Well it is pretty strange for me because I hardly do any bird selling so 1 out of the 3 times I have sold a bird I have been talked down in price. And you know what I feel good about the homes 2 of the 3 went to but it was the lady that talked the price down that I worry about that homing situation. If I could find her contact info I would do a check up call to see how the peacock was doing. I sent the lady who bought Smarty an email not too long ago and she said he is doing well and he is displaying for his peahens. Destinduck was the other buyer I had and he of course was taking great care of Goldilocks and has since sold or given her to a friend that needed a peahen.
 
Wow, I never have had anyone talk me down and I wouldn't expect to be either, not with a bird! Guess I am lucky. I do like pictures when people post on cl, it's a pet peeve of mine!
FBC, I sold my 2 10 month old males IB for 65 last year, so I don't think $75 is high!

Kskingbee, may I ask what you were asking for adult IB, just out of curiousity? Most times I see them posted for $100 UP, you might also check wanted, I see a lot of posts on cl of folks wanting hens as they lost females over winter or just have a male and a hen. Check out facebook, lots wanting ib males too. I just started using facebook last week, sure are a lot of folks that don't know anything! Scary!

For mature, three-year-old and older IB hens and cocks I am getting $150 or $400 for a trio. Yearling IBs are bringing $75 or $200 for a trio. Yearling BS cocks are $100. I am only selling off the IB's because I want to concentrate on colors, and I will still get some IB's even from the colored birds. Just had two more trios leave here today.
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I am beat up, yesterday was rodeo day, we caught and NPIP tested most of the flock and will finish up Monday. I had a guy email me wanting 4 mature hens and offered $100 each.
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I don't think that computes, now that they are NPIP certified I can sell the eggs and chicks and make much more than that. IF they lay 30 eggs and I sell them for $10 each, or hatch the eggs and sell week old chicks for $20 I could possibly make $300 to $600 off that one hen. Of course, that is in a perfect world, but dad always said that you can only sell the cow once, you can sell the calf every year.

We follow a few of the bee forums on FB and I can not believe the horsechips that people try to pass off as knowledge.
 
For mature, three-year-old and older IB hens and cocks I am getting $150 or $400 for a trio. Yearling IBs are bringing $75 or $200 for a trio. Yearling BS cocks are $100. I am only selling off the IB's because I want to concentrate on colors, and I will still get some IB's even from the colored birds. Just had two more trios leave here today.
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I am beat up, yesterday was rodeo day, we caught and NPIP tested most of the flock and will finish up Monday. I had a guy email me wanting 4 mature hens and offered $100 each.
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I don't think that computes, now that they are NPIP certified I can sell the eggs and chicks and make much more than that. IF they lay 30 eggs and I sell them for $10 each, or hatch the eggs and sell week old chicks for $20 I could possibly make $300 to $600 off that one hen. Of course, that is in a perfect world, but dad always said that you can only sell the cow once, you can sell the calf every year.

We follow a few of the bee forums on FB and I can not believe the horsechips that people try to pass off as knowledge.
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$100.00 for a mature hen is a major Low-ball IMO, and I live in the land of "Cheapos". I get more than that for yearling hens esp. right before breeding season starts. If it were me I would hang on to them unless he at least doubles that offer.
 
Minx,in the hundreds of puppies we have sold,either imported or raised from our own kennel we have had to replace 3 puppies. One from hip displaysia and two had heart murmers that our veterinarian did not catch. The guarantee gives the buyer a sense that we are responisble breeders and will still be around for years to come. We have sold puppies to the largest share holder of the Texas Rangars and also to the man who started M-TV and VH-1, Guess word gets around when you have good things and stand behind them.
 
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$100.00 for a mature hen is a major Low-ball IMO, and I live in the land of "Cheapos". I get more than that for yearling hens esp. right before breeding season starts. If it were me I would hang on to them unless he at least doubles that offer.

Oh, and he didn't want to put out any money, he had poultry stuff he wanted to unload.
 
Minx,in the hundreds of puppies we have sold,either imported or raised from our own kennel we have had to replace 3 puppies. One from hip displaysia and two had heart murmers that our veterinarian did not catch. The guarantee gives the buyer a sense that we are responisble breeders and will still be around for years to come. We have sold puppies to the largest share holder of the Texas Rangars and also to the man who started M-TV and VH-1, Guess word gets around when you have good things and stand behind them.
I hope you were not thinking I was dissing your dogs' quality.
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I was trying to say I appreciate that you offer a replacement if an issue was to arise, but I figured since you are a serious breeder you don't get many issues.
 
I hope you were not thinking I was dissing your dogs' quality.
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I was trying to say I appreciate that you offer a replacement if an issue was to arise, but I figured since you are a serious breeder you don't get many issues.

I am not selling any hens this spring, but last year I sold 2 pairs of yearlings(to get a hen you had to buy a male as well), I sold those for $150.00, $100 for the yearling hen and $50 for the yearling male, this is simply because in Spring the demand for Peahens is very high. For a Mature breeding age hen, I would say $200, they will sell for less after the season ends.
 
Yes I was asking DylansMom sorry for the confusion.
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Thing is..... I never have breeding age hens for sale at this time of year. I wish I did because we could do very well. And I feel sorry for the many callers I have to turn away, because they are generally pretty desperate to find a hen for a lone male. We all know the danger to nesting free range hens, and this is usually the scenario. However when you factor in how much you spend on feeding and meds, and treats, and bedding to raise them to breeding age, I doubt $200 is covering it.
 

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