Chicken math

[21hens-incharge]

I am going to sell a bunch of pullets at a swap next Saturday. I need my numbers to be under 20 to keep happy hens.
Who to sell and who to keep is the hard part.
I know I am keeping
5 bantams
3 polish
1 BA
1 Oversized and getting old Hamburg that no longer lays and even when she did it was rare

1 EE that seems to be developing a slight cross beak
3 Buff Orpingtons

Options for sale are
Dark Brahma up to 4
light Brahma 1
Buff Brahma 1
EE 1
Partridge rock up to 6
BSL up to 3
Iowa Blue up to 2

In truth I want to keep them all. I have old laying hens that are headed to butcher as well.
How do I choose which ones to sell???? I love them all.

 

[JRNash]

That's rough.

 

[blkjak]

So this weeks total, had 2 hens die (1 has not been well for a long time but antibiotics never made her better), 3 chicks died, sold 13. So thursday i added 60 cornish xs and tomorrow I am going to pick up 6 silkie chicks, 12 Isbar eggs and 12 cream legbar eggs. Saw peafowl for the first time up close, gorgeous birds. Maybe havta get me some of those!!!

 

[JRNash]

Blkjak, where did you get your CX's?
Sunnyside hatcheries has the cheapest prices I've ran across

 

[blkjak]

I live in Manitoba, Canada. There is a big hatchery an hour and a half away from me but they deliver to a feed store thats only 25 minutes away. Berg's Hatchery in Russell. Paid $2 each. Straight run. The hatchery is for sale if anyone is interested. Listed at 1.3 million.

 

[blkjak]

Wow Sunnyside is cheap. Crazy cheep!

 

[JRNash]

Ive sent them an email to see if they ship to my location.

 

[JRNash]

If you read up on their broillers they use the Cobb 500 strain

 

[JRNash]

I could buy 50..... my wife wouldn't notice..... I could play dumb..... I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM!! OR..I won them in a chicken contest!!!
Yea, that might work...a contest! !!

 

[JRNash]

67$ for 50 broilers. Plus shipping. That is SO VERY TEMPTING! !! And so far the reviews have been positive.