Several years ago I was given my first Partridge hatching eggs. Two were blue partridge boys and one was a lemon pyle girl. I had to rehome the boy (this was before I really knew what I had and got serious about breeding them) and later lost the other one. I do still have Buttercup, my lemon pyle hen. She still lays from time to time but her eggs have not been fertile in the last couple of years.
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I can't see paying 100 + dollars for 1 chick. no way! I also can't see paying 300+ dollars for a dozen eggs that you have to trust USPS and the seller's packaging methods to get them in decent shape to you. But thats just me! call me a cheap-skate
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I can't see paying 100 + dollars for 1 chick. no way! I also can't see paying 300+ dollars for a dozen eggs that you have to trust USPS and the seller's packaging methods to get them in decent shape to you. But thats just me! call me a cheap-skate
Ok...cheapskate!
. I see and hear your point..I said that a few years ago..Now that I have what I have I know what it takes and how much it costs to raise these birds...Think about it...pay 400$ for a breeding pair....collect and incubate all eggs laid...hatch house,feed,and grow out all chicks for 4-6 Months or even longer only to select some if any for new breeders to add...after a year..how much money did it cost you to wind up with only a few birds? A lot...you can sell the rest or cull to try and make up extra $ for coverage in expenses, time, and energy. You'll never break even...Would I feel guilty charging someone 3-400$ for a breeding pair or trio? Nope not a chance...especially if I took the time to weed out the faults...I just cut years out of what you would need to do that's all...that's what your paying for