calling any one from missouri

[Dry Creek Ranch]

I am in Richwoods, MO about 30 minutes from Cedar Hill and have full grown Black Copper Maran hens and roosters that I am wanting to sell. I just have not had time to list them on Craigs list yet. Hens will be $15 and the roosters will be $8. They are still laying but the eggs have been freezing before I can collect them so I would not trust them to be hatching eggs. PM me if you are interested.

 

[Sylviaanne]

I have posts on facebook but I want to ask here too, incase there are people here who don't do facebook.

I am south of Springfield, just south of Ozark and I am looking for 2 or 3 large fowl/standard or even giant Cochin hens. I would like them already laying but if you have some pullets that are near their pol, I will most certainly consider them. If you have some older hens that are not laying so well but still laying, I would take them, it just means I will have to buy some babies. We are willing to drive to get them but I would prefer not to have a 6 hour round trip. I will if there is no one with lf/standard or giant Cochins any closer.

I was going to buy some chicks for about the same price I expect to pay for 2 or 3 hens but then thought that if I buy the hens it will take me longer to get a large flock of Cochins but I won't have to pay for feed to grow the first ones to their pol. I already have a black Cochin rooster and colors don't really matter. I just want them to lay eggs and for eye candy.

We are on a fixed income so can not afford to pay an arm and a leg for them. I am not looking for show quality but please, I want them to be pure bred. I have other hens that are laying and some that are near their pol but they are all mixed breeds. That is ok for my Cochin rooster but I really want some Cochin hens for pure bred babies.

Thanks for reading.

 

[ocap]

I have posts on facebook but I want to ask here too, incase there are people here who don't do facebook.

I am south of Springfield, just south of Ozark and I am looking for 2 or 3 large fowl/standard or even giant Cochin hens. I would like them already laying but if you have some pullets that are near their pol, I will most certainly consider them. If you have some older hens that are not laying so well but still laying, I would take them, it just means I will have to buy some babies. We are willing to drive to get them but I would prefer not to have a 6 hour round trip. I will if there is no one with lf/standard or giant Cochins any closer.

I was going to buy some chicks for about the same price I expect to pay for 2 or 3 hens but then thought that if I buy the hens it will take me longer to get a large flock of Cochins but I won't have to pay for feed to grow the first ones to their pol. I already have a black Cochin rooster and colors don't really matter. I just want them to lay eggs and for eye candy.

We are on a fixed income so can not afford to pay an arm and a leg for them. I am not looking for show quality but please, I want them to be pure bred. I have other hens that are laying and some that are near their pol but they are all mixed breeds. That is ok for my Cochin rooster but I really want some Cochin hens for pure bred babies.

Thanks for reading.

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[potagergirl]

I do hope you find the Cochin you are looking for. I know what you mean about the eye candy after having seen a picture of the LF splash Cochin last year I ordered them and they are wonderful. So docile and I love the way they run it's so cute!

Just to let everyone know.....I found someone with an LF Black Cochin Rooster. No rooster will ever replace Mr. Blue but the black over my splash will give me blues.

 

[EdenCamp]

OK, I have a road trip planned for this Friday from central MO to the OK border along I44 and back. I have several birds for sale if anyone along that route is interested.
Heritage (non-hatchery)
Barred Rocks- 2 pair + clean legged Cuckoo Marans hen
BR cockerel is from last year's hatch. The others are 2 years old with plenty of lay in them for several years yet. ...
$60 for all 5 or $50 for the 4 BR and $15 for the Marans Hen.
I also have a number of blue or black POL pullets from FBCM X Bantam Cochin Crosses. A few (both smaller and LF size) have started laying and are producing decent sized eggs and look to be good layers. It is possible that some that haven't started laying yet may be full FBCMs. Whoops.
$12 for small pullets $15 for LF size.
Also some cockerels same deal for $8 or buy 3 pullets and get cockerel for free. Short on time and at these prices I won't be taking individual pictures.
A 14Wk old Pair, RedCuckoo cockerel and red pullet direct from Fancy Chick. These are V. nice extras, not culls. Brooder raised, these have yet to touch the ground or mix with flocks. $150
Muscovy Ducks - last year's hatch ready to lay this spring. White heads. Most pied. Several colors. Bred for broad breast utility. Excellent skeeter eaters. Don't need a pond. Considered a delicacy, less greasy than other breeds and meat has veal like texture. Duck eggs are surberb for baking and often those with chicken eggs allergies find duck eggs OK. Will lay 12-24 in a clutch 2-4 times a year and are excellent mothers. Will try to honor color requests but not guaranteed. $25 duck, $15 drake, $35 pair, $50 trio.
2 Crested Cream Legbar cockerels $20 each
2 Very Flashy Tolbunt polish cockerels, one frizz, one smooth from Coyote Acres $50 each
One 4 1/2 mo old Ayam Cemani cockerel cull. Gold pencil leakage on hackle and wings. Greyish pink comb, wattles, mouth and tongue. Good size and conformation. No white feathers or toes. Fine for project bird or yard ornament - is what he is. $75
PM for more info, pictures etc.

 

[microchick]

I do hope you find the Cochin you are looking for. I know what you mean about the eye candy after having seen a picture of the LF splash Cochin last year I ordered them and they are wonderful. So docile and I love the way they run it's so cute!

Just to let everyone know.....I found someone with an LF Black Cochin Rooster. No rooster will ever replace Mr. Blue but the black over my splash will give me blues.

Nope buy you will be surprised at how he will fill the hole left by Mr Blue.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

This is no offense to anyone here, it is just something I've thought about for a long time.
How is it possible for anyone to sell POL and mature birds for $10 or 15 without losing money on every bird.

Granted, I feed organic feed but am in a co-op and get it for not a great deal more than conventional. I just had a trio sale fiasco with a craigslist buyer, so while dealing with it I started evaluating costs.

I just calculated and it takes about $25 in organic feed to raise a single bird to 6 months, not to mention pine shavings, scratch grains, seeding the forage areas, straw for runs and bare areas in winter, electric for incubation and brooding, building depreciation, etc..
I sold pullets before for 10 or 15 but never again.

If I lose $15 on each bird, doesn't it make more sense to eat the bird, quit raising chickens or wait for someone that's willing to pay what it takes to raise the bird to that age?

 

[ocap]

This is no offense to anyone here, it is just something I've thought about for a long time.
How is it possible for anyone to sell POL and mature birds for $10 or 15 without losing money on every bird.

Granted, I feed organic feed but am in a co-op and get it for not a great deal more than conventional. I just had a trio sale fiasco with a craigslist buyer, so while dealing with it I started evaluating costs.

I just calculated and it takes about $25 in organic feed to raise a single bird to 6 months, not to mention pine shavings, scratch grains, seeding the forage areas, straw for runs and bare areas in winter, electric for incubation and brooding, building depreciation, etc..
I sold pullets before for 10 or 15 but never again.

If I lose $15 on each bird, doesn't it make more sense to eat the bird, quit raising chickens or wait for someone that's willing to pay what it takes to raise the bird to that age?

Interesting problem. I agree. I am trying to find the "balance" in my flock. I eat chicken and/or eggs every day for at least one of my meals. I found one person that ask $400 for a juvenile trio. Is there some middle ground? I paid $75 for a nice trio but had to pay $130 for shipping from Ohio. 30 years ago I heard of a lady that paid $15,000 for a gelding. Is there a P.T. Barnum quote that is appropriate? I sold one juvenile rooster but when all is said and done I should have eaten it, the money and time spent trying to get $15 back is absurd, then he only paid me $12. I must remember it is a hobby, I don't play golf or fish or hunt.....I raise chickens and eat the result, process my own because the nearest person charges more than $2.30 each and lives 90 miles away.

 

[potagergirl]

This is no offense to anyone here, it is just something I've thought about for a long time.
How is it possible for anyone to sell POL and mature birds for $10 or 15 without losing money on every bird.

Granted, I feed organic feed but am in a co-op and get it for not a great deal more than conventional. I just had a trio sale fiasco with a craigslist buyer, so while dealing with it I started evaluating costs.

I just calculated and it takes about $25 in organic feed to raise a single bird to 6 months, not to mention pine shavings, scratch grains, seeding the forage areas, straw for runs and bare areas in winter, electric for incubation and brooding, building depreciation, etc..
I sold pullets before for 10 or 15 but never again.

If I lose $15 on each bird, doesn't it make more sense to eat the bird, quit raising chickens or wait for someone that's willing to pay what it takes to raise the bird to that age?

I would love to be able to buy my birds all organic but it isn't available in my area being a small town.

As to the question on the birds this is my first year so I am not an expert by no means but the way I had it explained to me by a breeder and this is the way he works his chickens:
First he is checking fertility. Second he is looking for the best quality out of his stock. The best he chose from the previous year lay eggs that
he sells as well. Eggs are sold for 3.00 each and up. He does not let his chickens free range because he has a lot of chickens.
If you are wanting a show quality hen or rooster you are going to pay a higher price. At auctions he has roosters that sell on the low side for 45.00 each
and it goes up from there.
If all you are looking for are backyard layers yes you will pay a lower price 10-15 because that is the value of a backyard layer. NOT my words those are his.
The backyard chicken keeper (again his words not mine) can only keep so many chickens and usually sell at a lower value to rehome what they can not keep. The same way
he sells a hen of lesser value to keep the quality of his stock on the higher end. He rates on a scale of 1-10. An eight and above he keeps, 5-7 go to auction, below a 5 goes to
anyone that wants to buy chickens just for eggs or a backyard flock.

That is pretty much a rough account of parts of the conversation we had when talking about the differences between show quality, bird standards, and hatchery chickens.

As for me: we free range as much as possible. Luckily this winter hasn't been as bad as last year so they have been able to get out of the run and free range often. I already have
plans and seeds ready to go into the gardening for the chickens as well as for us. Since I can't buy organic gluten free feed I am growing everything I can for them.

I'm sure everyone has there own way of figuring expense and income for their birds.

 

[microchick]

I think it is a matter of not how much a bird is worth to you as a breeder or caretaker but what the public is willing to pay for that bird. A person as mentioned who wants a few back yard birds for fresh eggs and bug control will probably be willing to pay that 15.00 per standard bird in order not to have the fuss of raising it from a chick.

Also, just wondering. If a person is into breeding above standard show birds for 4H or just for exhibiting/competitions, is it a matter of them making up the loss they are taking selling standard birds at 10-15 dollars apiece (pullet aged) with the sale of one exceptional show quality rooster or hen at a price that would make most back yard owners go...

.

Seems logical to me. I know a lady who is looking for show quality Wynadottes...price not an issue for the right bird. That's the type of buyer a breeder wants to deal with. He might sell three standards at a loss but if he sells an exceptional bird to the right person at the right price, he will make a profit for his efforts plus maybe make up some of the loss with selling standard birds. Plus, how many standard grade eggs is a breeder hatching in order to get an above average bird out of selective breeding and handling?