Arizona Chickens

[springvalley123]

Last month I got my pullets from Craiglist as well (in Phoenix). I actually got 3 pullets from one seller and 2 from another. One person charged $30 per pullet (went to their house) and the other charged $45 (met up at a store parking lot).

I think $30 or $45 are ridiculously high. You see that kind of thing in the Phx area but never up where I am. I wish craigslist had a feature you could see what something sold for like ebay, but that'd be impossible as the actual sale doesn't take place online.

 

[CaroleW]

Craigslist is the way to go. The trick is to avoid the "provide a code so I know you're a real person" scams, which always start by quoting the title of your ad character by character. You could start by seeing what others are asking and judging by the age of their posts, whether their birds are lingering without selling (overpriced). I've placed cards/ads at TSC but never had results.

Do you mean the "buyer" is asking the advertiser for the code? I've never seen that before! But I think I'd just skip it as a seller either way.

 

[CaroleW]

I guess that when I decide to start selling some of mine, I need to start asking for more money then just the $10.00 that I do? I seem to be way too cheap.

Yes you need to raise your prices for sure. Even with the drive your birds are worth it!

 

[CaroleW]

I'm thinking some sellers that are close in town have (1) bigger demand and (2) people who can't deal with hatching or getting roos so they need POL pullets so they can get higher prices.

In rural areas almost everyone has chickens already so not same demand. And you may not have roo restrictions. I've even given away hatching eggs to neighbors before out here in Chino Valley, then they offer to give me back the only roo that hatched...haha.

 

[BlueBaby]

Yes you need to raise your prices for sure. Even with the drive your birds are worth it!

Thank you so much for the compliment!

 

[CaroleW]

Also a higher advertised price may weed out non-serious buyers. If they show up and have the money maybe offer an extra bird or two for a discount --IF you are "overstocked". And make it clear that this is only because you are overstocked so they don't just expect it in future.

 

[springvalley123]

Do you mean the "buyer" is asking the advertiser for the code? I've never seen that before! But I think I'd just skip it as a seller either way.

yes, that's what they do. Usually if you get a "buyer" shortly after posting the ad, it's something like that.

 

[BlueBaby]

Also a higher advertised price may weed out non-serious buyers. If they show up and have the money maybe offer an extra bird or two for a discount --IF you are "overstocked". And make it clear that this is only because you are overstocked so they don't just expect it in future.

Good idea! Now I need to figure out how much gold/money to charge for them?

 

[Happy Novogens]

What a sunset we just had!

 

[BlueBaby]

What a sunset we just had!
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Very pretty!