becoming a breeder

[ayedrianna]

please e-mail me @ [email protected] to help me start my business by giving me advice pls let me know if you think this is appropriate:

Yanna's Chicks, Chickens, Hatching Eggs, & Fresh Eggs (pick-up only for now)

*IF REQUESTED, DROP OFF ANYWHERE IN SOUTH BAY AREA IS EXTRA $5.

CONTACT:
E-MAIL: [email protected]
LOCATION: San Jose, California
PHONE: not available, please e-mail
WEBSITE: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=55719

INFORMATION:
Pre-order anything by e-mailing or calling us!
Our chicks are pure bred and hatched by us.
Chickens are only available upon request.
Hatching eggs are available year round.
Pre-order for your fresh eggs! Gathered daily from hand-raised and loved chickens.
Chicks are sold when they are less than a week old. You can pre-order yours anytime.

PLEASE READ IF CONSIDERING CHICKS:
Chicks are hatched every monday of every week (about 40 chicks a week), & chicks not sold by the sunday of the next week are raised by me and added to my family of chickens

Chicks will come with a care guide when purchased.
If chicks die within 48 hours, please contact me and I will do my best in ability to replace them.

PLEASE READ IF CONSIDERING HATCHING EGGS:
I guarantee a hatching rate of at least 70%. If 70% is not reached, I will be happy to replace eggs that haven't hatched.
Eggs will come with a care guide/sheet to ensure the highest hatching rate possible.

WHEN ORDERING THROUGH E-MAIL:
Please include your name, location (city, address/etc.), telephone, what you are interested in and how many (chicks, chickens, eggs, hatching eggs, etc.
I monitor all e-mails and write down all orders and contact you as soon as possible to let you know when I can have your items available and your estimated price
First come, first serve! Reserve early to get the breed you want!

STARTER KITS AVAILABLE ($4 or free with order of at least $40):
Starter kits are available for chicks who have never grown chicks before, and include many useful tips and information on how to properly raise your chicks/chickens.
Includes a limited supply of chick starter, vitamins, electrolyte, a short guide, etc!

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CHICKS
Silkies (white, buff, splash, blue, black, lav): straight run - $7
White Leghorns: female - $7; male - $5
Buff Orpingtons: female - $7; male - $5
Easter Eggers: $5: female: $6; male - $4
Buff Brahma: female: $6 male - $4

CHICKENS:
Full grown Silkies: female - $35; male - $30
White Leghorns: female - $25; male - $20
Buff Orpingtons: female - $25; male - $20
Easter Eggers: female - $20; male - $15
Buff Brahma: female - $20; male - $15

FRESH EGGS
Jumbo White Eggs: $3 per dozen
Small White Eggs: $1.50 per dozen
Colored eggs (green/blue/etc.): $2.50 per dozen
Brown Eggs: $2.50 per dozen

HATCHING EGGS:
Silkie hatching eggs (divided by color): $25 per dozen
White Leghorn hatching eggs: $20 per dozen
Easter Egger Leghorn Chicks: $20 per dozen
Buff Orpington: $20 per dozen
Buff Brahma: $20 per dozen

 

[MuranoFarms]

Very nice.
The thing that jumps out at me is your section on hatching eggs. I would never guarantee hatch rates! Too many variables. You're counting on the person knowing what they're doing, having a reliable incubator and not having any power outages, or other accidents. The hatching board is filled with stories of incubators having temp spikes, or kids messing with them, dogs knocking them over, getting unplugged, accidentally left slightly open, a bad (or just uncalibrated) hygrometer, cheap thermometers........and so on. If this is your business you can't afford to replace eggs every time somebody screws them up. Plus, when shipping eggs 50% hatch is considered good! You're going to be replacing a LOT of eggs is you expect a consistent 70% shipped. Now, if they don't even start developing that's different. I would feel compelled to replace them if I thought they weren't fertile.

I LOVE your starter kit idea. I would be interested in knowing exactly what you have in it (if you don't mind) I might do something like that.

 

[Mahonri]

Good... but you'll run yourself out of business if you guarantee hatching rates. There are too many variables out of your control.