6 Ultra Rare CREAM LEGBAR Hatching Eggs!! *NO RESERVE* *Auto-Sexing*

[sunnydalefarms]

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That is mainly why. They are new to this country and still so rare that a lot of people have never heard of them. Throw in blue eggs and auto sexing traits and you have a very desirable bird.

Thanks for getting back to me. I was just curious. cute little things!! Good luck in your future endeavors and also in success with this breed!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to you as well!

 

[stormylady]

I have heard of them, but had no idea that they laid Blue eggs, that is so cool!

 

[Mahonri]

Guess I'll wait till they are more common and much less expensive.

 

[pampered_poultry]

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Just a note - an additional reason these guys are so high at the moment is the expense it takes to get birds / eggs into the USA. There is a good amount of red governmental tape and significant expense that is involved. The cost to import one bird can be as high as $ 2200 USD and the cost to import eggs can be as high as $ 55 per egg - in addition when you import eggs you always have a poor hatch rate due to many variables. When you bring in birds you want to bring in at minimal a trio ($ 8,000 - est.) - or with eggs you want to bring in at least 50 ($ 2000 est). Importers like myself enjoy bringing in new breeds for others to enjoy - and the high initial price per bird or egg is just to pay back our initial investment. This trickles down to sellers like on this auction who paid good money for the birds from the original importer in hopes to get back their initial investment.

Good luck on the auction!

Thanks,
Richard

 

[sunnydalefarms]

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Just a note - an additional reason these guys are so high at the moment is the expense it takes to get birds / eggs into the USA. There is a good amount of red governmental tape and significant expense that is involved. The cost to import one bird can be as high as $ 2200 USD and the cost to import eggs can be as high as $ 55 per egg - in addition when you import eggs you always have a poor hatch rate due to many variables. When you bring in birds you want to bring in at minimal a trio ($ 8,000 - est.) - or with eggs you want to bring in at least 50 ($ 2000 est). Importers like myself enjoy bringing in new breeds for others to enjoy - and the high initial price per bird or egg is just to pay back our initial investment. This trickles down to sellers like on this auction who paid good money for the birds from the original importer in hopes to get back their initial investment.

Good luck on the auction!

Thanks,
Richard

Thank you Richard for your comment. All very true

 

[pampered_poultry]

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Just a note - an additional reason these guys are so high at the moment is the expense it takes to get birds / eggs into the USA. There is a good amount of red governmental tape and significant expense that is involved. The cost to import one bird can be as high as $ 2200 USD and the cost to import eggs can be as high as $ 55 per egg - in addition when you import eggs you always have a poor hatch rate due to many variables. When you bring in birds you want to bring in at minimal a trio ($ 8,000 - est.) - or with eggs you want to bring in at least 50 ($ 2000 est). Importers like myself enjoy bringing in new breeds for others to enjoy - and the high initial price per bird or egg is just to pay back our initial investment. This trickles down to sellers like on this auction who paid good money for the birds from the original importer in hopes to get back their initial investment.

Good luck on the auction!

Thanks,
Richard

Thank you Richard for your comment. All very true

Your welcome!

I just want to let everyone know that you have a fair price on the auction and that you are not 'making' tons of money on selling eggs as it seems. You sheltered and feed them for 3/4 months - or longer - take that and the initial price of the bird - you are months out from a 'profit'. Then once you have more sellers enter the market and lower the price.. you might not ever make a dime off these eggs. Not trying to be discouraging - just stating the truth.

Take Care,
Richard

 

[Araylee]

How exciting!
When do they start to lay, and how many eggs per year?
What about the roosters, when are they sexually mature?
Thanks!

 

[hdowden]

wow i looked at the past bids and cant believe how the bids jumped so fast at one time i figured it would have gone up by a dollar or 2 to try and get the highest bid at the lowest price lol even on these...

 

[Phage]

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Gff are/have imported additional lines from the UK to increase genetic diversity in the US. So eventually there will be a wider gene pool that should be easily assessed (price will come down) before inbreeding becomes a huge issue.

If you want these now you pay big bucks, as the owner paid $$$$ for his started birds.
They are awesome cool birds and some of "us" just can't wait

to get some .
I just can't believe it took this long for someone to import them (though as mentioned before, it is prohibitively expensive for most mortals to even think about).

 

[sunnydalefarms]

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Thank you Richard for your comment. All very true

Your welcome!

I just want to let everyone know that you have a fair price on the auction and that you are not 'making' tons of money on selling eggs as it seems. You sheltered and feed them for 3/4 months - or longer - take that and the initial price of the bird - you are months out from a 'profit'. Then once you have more sellers enter the market and lower the price.. you might not ever make a dime off these eggs. Not trying to be discouraging - just stating the truth.

Take Care,
Richard

True again Richard. There are always more costs than people realize. I also wanted to add, for those that don't already know, that Sunnydale Farms is a non profit organization. We are part of a private school system that employs the students of our school in order to help them pay for there private education. So the benefits of any money we "make" goes straight to the students we teach and employ. Not only do our students receive financial benefits but they also benefit from an academic standpoint. Everyday they are learning about general agricultural practices. Whether they are planting tomatoes in a high tunnel or helping with the poultry breeding programs, our goal is that they be better equipped for the life ahead of them. So in reality, on top of the costs Richard stated, we also have labor costs that factor into the breeding of our CL. So we truly are not making any money on these eggs. However, that is not our goal. We ARE able to employ students from the selling of these eggs and for that we are blessed and thankful.