4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Good for you! I plan on selling all the chicks, ducklings, and maybe some of the quail babies. How much does everyone sell their baby chicks (or any feathered babies) for? I usually sell my chicks for about $4.00 each. I sold my ducklings for $8.00 each, and they were mixed. I sold peachicks last year for $35.00 each..however after doing some research that is WAY too cheap. Any hatchery you go to sells them for about $47.00+ each. Looking forward to hearing what everybody else gets for their hatchlings. : )

I am selling RIR chicks right now for $2 each, and BCM chicks for $5 each. I had some mixed chicks but sold all those for $2 each. Right now chicks on CL are running about $3 a chick. I like to keep my prices low so I don't have to hold on to them for long, plus I am farther out than most people so people don't like to drive out here as much. The ducks I have ready to hatch (rouen, Indian runners, and mixes of the 2) I am going to sell $5 for the females and $4 for the males. No one is selling ducklings right now so I can't compare prices, but in the spring/summer they tend to sell for $3-$6 each.

so people do buy in winter months!

 

[chicken fever]

I usually don't either! seen it once...lol

[COLOR=0000FF]Oh My Goodness!!  very cool, now why don't I ever see these things while candling??[/COLOR]

 

[chicken fever]

go sally go! I work today but I know you make the 269 posts today! btw I live that you washed the dog so late last night! wish I had your energy!

[COLOR=800080]That is still late to wash dogs, he he he[/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]This summer ya all woulda laughed your butts off at my stupidness...[/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]picture this..... [/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]nice HOT summer evening going to bed at midnight after a night swim and campfire with the kiddos...[/COLOR]
[COLOR=800080]finally snuggle into bed and my Buddy laying at my feet....  Only to realize how bad the stench is!  OMG what in the world did this dog roll in???  The smell was horrific, I couldnt sleep I tossed and turned and finally after 15 minutes of grossness and debating washing the dog.... I get up and as quietly as is possible washing a dog, scrubbed the dog till he was red (ok I really didnt but I scrubbed the living bejimmeny out of the poor guy) well he jumps out of the tub whilst I am washing him, shakes, I get him slithering back into the tub to rinse him off, by this time, the floor walls and myself are covered with wet dog and hair..... so I dry him off and scrub the bathroom and then take a shower for myself.....[/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]I finally snuggle back into the bed only to find the stench remains....  I strip the bed replace all linens and start a load of wash..... snuggle back in bed and OMG SERIOUSLY the stench was HORRIFIC I mean bad!!!  And when I realised my window was open a crack and the stench was coming from the outside I was fit to be tied!!! Sometimes I can beat my neighboring farms up for spreading **** in the middle of the night!!!  DUGHHHHH  moral... always check your windows first!![/COLOR]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

go sally go! I work today but I know you make the 269 posts today! btw I live that you washed the dog so late last night! wish I had your energy!

Quote: but but but I didnt have those posts when they said I did

 

[NotAFarm]

How do ya all bookmark where you read to on this stuff???? suggestions would be helpful! do ya all just do it on your tabs?

Sally,

Easiest for me that I have found is......Brown tabs at the top of the page....Forum...hold cursor over the tab....a menu will appear....at the very top ....last item on right....it says "I've Posted"....click on that.....a list will come up of all the threads you've posted on.....to the left of the thread title is the little gray bubble with a green arrow (like the one you see after your name when someone quotes you).....if you click on the arrow...it will take you to the last post you read on that particular thread.
I saved the "I've Posted" page to my favorites and when I get online, I just click on that....it takes me directly to the list of threads I've posted on and I can start where I left off.
I don't know if this is what you were looking for but I hope it helps.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Oh WOW ya all with these storms!!! I am praying you stay safe and keep electric!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: awwww thats cute!!!!!

oh I gotta try that one!! THANK YOU!!

 

[Sweetly Silkies]

Quote: I was Wrong!

the older girls/pullets all came rushing to the door and stopped abruptly when they saw snow and retreated

the three month olds (who are in a separate coop) all running out all excited before they realized there was snow, then all went piling back into the coop, HA! i got some pics..

we decided also to let the cats come in the garage, the poor things. one was huddled up against the door downstairs so i put him in there, one when i went out to feed chickens was hiding under the deck so he went in, but i didnt see macy, our little calico. OHHH IT JUST ABOUT BROKE MY HEART when i saw her all cold and calling for me to come pck her up. at first i didnt know where she was but then found her behind some paneling. I shoved her into my coat and dropped my phone in the snow, thanks to the good case nothing was damamged, but its all watery still

my two dogs were rolling in it, making dog angels, and running kicking up over everybody, they need manners hahahaha.
they came in surprisingly dry though, not a flake on them

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I was Wrong!

the older girls/pullets all came rushing to the door and stopped abruptly when they saw snow and retreated

the three month olds (who are in a separate coop) all running out all excited before they realized there was snow, then all went piling back into the coop, HA! i got some pics..

we decided also to let the cats come in the garage, the poor things. one was huddled up against the door downstairs so i put him in there, one when i went out to feed chickens was hiding under the deck so he went in, but i didnt see macy, our little calico. OHHH IT JUST ABOUT BROKE MY HEART when i saw her all cold and calling for me to come pck her up. at first i didnt know where she was but then found her behind some paneling. I shoved her into my coat and dropped my phone in the snow, thanks to the good case nothing was damamged, but its all watery still

my two dogs were rolling in it, making dog angels, and running kicking up over everybody, they need manners hahahaha.
they came in surprisingly dry though, not a flake on them

I dont know wether to cry or laugh at your morning!!

 

[cmfarm]

I got an email this morning that someone wants to buy the rest of my chicks (21 of them). I will be happy and sad, because I won't have anymore until NYD, but at least it will give me more space. I just have to enjoy the ducklings until then. I'm not sure if they will really come or not because they have emailed me several times over the past several weeks and never set a time to get any. We shall see.