Are these prices normal?!

[CraziChknLady]

Im probably late to the party, but yes those seem like really high prices. Unless they have a bunch of certifications, testing, vaccines etc they are also included with that price. Are they special or rare breeds? If not then I would stay away.

I also find it odd as FB marketplace has a policy of not selling animals.....so how those are listed is beyond me ( unless that is the actual website listing?). I would check other local breeders or local farms/ chicken groups first. Or weigh the pros and cons of getting chicks in that breed and raising those. Definitely do the research for your area. Breeds, prices, etc.

 

[The Moonshiner]

What kind of "a bunch of certifications, testing" can a chicken have?

That was just an ad on Facebook I'd suspect. My Pet Chicken is a known hatchery.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Those prices seem nuts to me, but maybe it depends on their ages. I suspect the pictures are “this is how I’ll look when I grow up.”

I buy from a local breeder who also orders eggs for hatching. Her 6-week-old pullets (can be reasonably sure of sex) are $25 or $30 each. All chicks are vaccinated for Marek’s, and her farm is NPIP and state-certified as AI-free. She’s serious about biosecurity - we met her on the gravel drive, outside the farm fencing, for the handover.

I haven’t bought any of the chickens she breeds and probably won’t, as she only sells day-old chicks from those breeds.

 

[Amer]

Those prices are not reasonable. They are poor quality hatchery birds. If you want poor quality hatchery birds just order started pullets from a hatchery, they do the same testing for Pullorum Typhoid, MAYBE Avian Influenza and mycoplasma. Those birds would cost about 30 dollars. Maybe 50.
I am in the NPIP and that doesn't cost too much.
The only requirement for NPIP is the yearly tests and the inspection. I guess my operation is too small for them to care to come over and inspect them because they never do.
They do not test for a lot of the major diseases that are actually a problem in the US. I control those by monitoring my birds for signs of disease and getting rid of any that have problems but NPIP is not a guarantee that the birds will be disease free. Still, if someone goes into the effort it's a lot more likely.