Addictive hatching? What to do with all the chicks?

[SunHwaKwon]

I probably sold close 2000 chicks and chickens here at my Home and out of all the customers----None have ever been to my chicken pens. It doesn't even look like I have chickens when you pull up to my house. I don't have any close to my home--they are almost 1/2 mile away. If some one wants chicks/or chickens---they tell me how many they want, what they want and I bring them up to the house. I wait till they call me and are on the way before I go get them. Grown chickens they either come after dark or early the next morning. I do not Allow them to say I will come some time Saturday for example----they give me a accurate time---I am not going to set and wait all day----matter of fact---I do not do good at all waiting 5 or 10 minutes past out set time. I tell them they have to give me a accurate time so I can come up to my home to meet them, but if they are late without calling before out set time---I might not be able to hear my phone so they might be wasted a trip---But I tell them they can count on me being there at out set time----if they come early---just wait---I will be up at out set time. See with me---I do not let them run over me---I know if I do not sell them at the house during the week days they will sell at the Auction on Saturday evening. Then I usually have a new batch of chicks that will be hatching the first of the week----then repeat.

As far as meeting away from the house---if you feel better doing that---for sure go for it. I would really be PO if I went 5 miles away and waited for a no show-----So if I were you, I would tell them to call me when they were 5(what ever it takes for you to get there) minutes away and I would leave then. Good Luck

Usually if I met someone in town it is near the grocery store or wherever and I plan it for when I need to go there anyway. I live pretty far out; even the closest grocery store is 20 minutes away.

Being that I am so far out I generally am home most of the time so I didn't mind general rather than specific times, such as around 10am. Arriving at 950 or 1015 makes no difference. Still, I do have some expensive breeds now and I'd rather not risk it. We are surrounded by farm fields so when they are cut you can clearly see all my coops and run.

 

[sparklechix]

I'm having no luck selling, even with a rare breed at a super cheap price.

 

[shandy]

I'm having no luck selling, even with a rare breed at a super cheap price.

That would be my worry! I suppose it depends on location and what's already available?

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Demand definitely fluctuates. Sometimes I can't hatch them fast enough, other times my "inventory" has me sweating bullets. Lol