Arizona Chickens

[Brenda Schonig]

Are you selling them?Where are you I think this might finish off my coop...how much for 1 chick...I am assuming they are sexed?

Brenda

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[ArizonaNessa]

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Here is the link to my current ad on Craiglist. It lists all the hatch dates and prices. I am roughly 35th ave and Deer Valley Rd. (NW Valley)

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/grd/1431409670.html

edited to say that everything is pullet except for one gold sex link roo.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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I haven't had any troulble selling my chickens either. It may be harder for you because they are mutts and maybe not sexed yet.

I've tried to figure out which ad is yours - I'm guessing it is this one because the mixed chicks in this ad are 2-3 months old and you said you have 9 week old mutts?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/grd/1437337544.html
BABY CHICKENS FOR SALE THEY ARE MIXED CHICKENS THEY ARE 2-3 MONTHS OLD
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ...

If it was me, I would post current pictures. Older chickens sell better and new chicken owners sometimes have no idea what a 2-3 month old chicken looks like. Instead of just saying "mixed chickens", I would use the breeds you know you have, for example: "rhode island red, barred rock, orpington crosses" or rhode island red, barred rock mixes". If they are so mixed up you don't have any idea, than calling them mixed breed chickens should be fine.

Have you been able to pick out the cockerels from the pullets? If so, than you can put that in your ad also.

Maybe something like this:
Chickens for sale - these are mixed breeds (rhode island red, barred rocks, etc). They are 2-3 months old and the pullets will be ready to lay eggs in about 3 months or so.

10 week old pullets (baby hens) - $6 each
10 week old cockerels (baby roosters) $2

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Mixed breed chickens for sale - straight run. They are 10 weeks old and the pullets / hens will be ready to lay eggs in about 3 months or so. $4 each

 

[Tonopah Pati]

Goog morning Arizona

Some dust storm yesterday. Another is starting to blow in here. Bummer! There goes any outside work.

Just had to pop in for a min. and post a couple pic of the new Babies.


I put them outside into the playhouse/coop. They had a ball. You can see a little black one taking a dust bath already.

 

[ArizonaNessa]

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I haven't had any troulble selling my chickens either. It may be harder for you because they are mutts and maybe not sexed yet.

I've tried to figure out which ad is yours - I'm guessing it is this one because the mixed chicks in this ad are 2-3 months old and you said you have 9 week old mutts?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/grd/1437337544.html
BABY CHICKENS FOR SALE THEY ARE MIXED CHICKENS THEY ARE 2-3 MONTHS OLD
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL ...

If it was me, I would post current pictures. Older chickens sell better and new chicken owners sometimes have no idea what a 2-3 month old chicken looks like. Instead of just saying "mixed chickens", I would use the breeds you know you have, for example: "rhode island red, barred rock, orpington crosses" or rhode island red, barred rock mixes". If they are so mixed up you don't have any idea, than calling them mixed breed chickens should be fine.

Have you been able to pick out the cockerels from the pullets? If so, than you can put that in your ad also.

Maybe something like this:
Chickens for sale - these are mixed breeds (rhode island red, barred rocks, etc). They are 2-3 months old and the pullets will be ready to lay eggs in about 3 months or so.

10 week old pullets (baby hens) - $6 each
10 week old cockerels (baby roosters) $2

Or:
Mixed breed chickens for sale - straight run. They are 10 weeks old and the pullets / hens will be ready to lay eggs in about 3 months or so. $4 each

I just wanted to chime in and say that the one thing about ads on craigslist that drives me bonkers is when someone posts something like:
Chickens for sale
555-3434
This makes me insane. No matter what you decide to put in your ad make sure you put as much information as you can about it such as price, age, breed if possible, location, phone number, and ads with pics always get more attention than ones that don't. Please try to use your own current pics as ArizonaDesertChicks suggested. By doing these things it will save you and your potential customers the trouble of calling and asking silly questions that could have been avoided if proper info was provided. Unless you just like 50 thousand calls a day lol. I am sure I am not the only person that does this but if I am on craigslist looking for something and it is email only....I move on. I don't think I have seen your ad and if I did I didn't know it so I can't really say what in particular that I would change about your specific ad but ArizonaDesertChicks suggestions were very good. Good Luck to you and your feathery friends.

 

[Brenda Schonig]

I am so Happy I am so Happy. Today I went to Fry's just as they were restocking the pumpkin display. I looked at the huge octogonal shapped boxed that they were removing the pumpkins from and thought to myself "self...that would be the perfect box to put my chicks in until they are old enought to go outside!" So I did the next thing and asked for one. They said they paid $20. each for them and got a refund back for $10. but then he asked me where my card was and took the box & lid to my car! SCORE!!!!It could hold 40 chicks and I only have three....LOL...they are so happy tonight....lots of room to run and play. They are even able to take flite because it is about three feet tall but has a lid.

So I put two lamps in their new home tonight because they are in an insulated but unheated play house and it is suppose to get cold tonight. Am I okay with one 65 and one 75 watt lamp?

Brenda

 

[Mahonri]

I sold a couple of Ameraucanas tongiht.. coop was getting too crowded.

They came up from Casa Grande. Got a Splash roo, splash pullet and a blue pullet.

They seemed real pleased.

I told them to find BYC... I told them they'd find me if they looked for the 'dentist'.

 

[ArizonaNessa]

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They say to use the uploads feature in the blue bar at the top but I can't figure that out. I just upload my pics to photobucket and then copy the IMG code under the pic I want to use and paste the code into my post.

 

[ArizonaNessa]

Good Morning! I just thought I would let you all know that today is the only day that you can see the poultry at the State Fair AND do a wristband night. For those of you with kids this is a huge savings. Yes there are other poultry nights and yes there are other wristband nights but today is the only day that those two come together.

 

[cap1717]

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I would like to add some real ameraucana's, too. . . maybe in the spring. . . and would also be interested in this information. . . I am in the Phoenix area. Thx.