Baby Chick Business Idea?

[ChloeSilkie08]

x2. That'd be my main concern. Not saying you have disease in your flock/property, but I specifically buy fresh-from-the-hatchery chicks to minimize any risk of bringing disease to my flock.

Also for me personally, the 8 weeks of work you'd be saving me is 8 weeks of prime integration time I'd be missing out on.

That said, would some people pay more for started pullets? Sure - though your potential profit really depends on your area and what people in your area are willing to pay.

Thank you!

 

[Percheron chick]

You would be better off buying the chick, raising them for 6-20 weeks then selling them yourself.
Buy 25 chicks as early as they become available. They will cost àpproximately $7 each to raise them to 16 weeks. Almost POL. With the price of the chick, you have $10 invested in each pullet. If you can't sell them for $15-25, not worth the effort.

 

[MysteryChicken]

There is such a thing as chicken sitters.

 

[briteday]

Lots of people where I live raise chicks and sell as pullets for $10. But there's not much profit in that. I don't see it as a business. Most of these people are also selling their chicks, and the ones that don't sell get raised up as pullets and sold to break even.