chicken pricing

[Gallagher]

Hi, I was asked by a friend to raise 8 chicks for her. They are now 4 months old and hopefully within the month will begin to lay eggs. I got them as day olds and have fed them only organic mash and they are beautiful and healthy. But I got a bit lazy and stopped keeping track of what I paid for all the shavings, feed and other supplies. Does anyone have a idea of what would be a fair price to charge for these girls? They are Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds. Would love a ball park figure. Thanks in advance. gallagher

 

[ECBW]

My local farmers sell POL for $10 to $15, year-old for $5 to $10.

 

[stoopid]

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I usually will lose money doing this, but I love to do it, so it's ok.
If you bought day olds from wherever, they are a few dollars each.
If you bought POL (point of laying) you'd pay roughly $5-10. each, depending on your area.
Depends on your friendship. I usually give mine away. A good favor will pay itself back. Maybe.

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

Pullets @ point of lay around here would be about $25 each (depending on breed of course) but then again everything here is overpriced!

Good Luck!

Trish

 

[Oregon Blues]

I suspect that if your friend asked you to raise the birds for her, she is expecting to pay expenses. So you'd better figure those out.

 

[Fred's Hens]

I raise and sell POL pullets every year and I cannot do it for a loss. Really crunching the numbers and managing tightly and still I find $13-$14 is maybe breaking even. I really like to fetch $16-$20 for a large body, good layer. She'll lay over 300 eggs her pullet year (ISA Brown), or 26 dozen. At a $1.25 profit per dozen, she'll return $32 to her owner. Getting them to POL is the most costly part!!

If it's friend? Do what you wish. If it is for profit? You have a ton of labor in them. Don't do it for nothing.

 

[donrae]

Fred's Hens :

I raise and sell POL pullets every year and I cannot do it for a loss. Really crunching the numbers and managing tightly and still I find $13-$14 is maybe breaking even. I really like to fetch $16-$20 for a large body, good layer. She'll lay over 300 eggs her pullet year (ISA Brown), or 26 dozen. At a $1.25 profit per dozen, she'll return $32 to her owner. Getting them to POL is the most costly part!!

If it's friend? Do what you wish. If it is for profit? You have a ton of labor in them. Don't do it for nothing.

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[Hiram]

$10-20 for single bird in Atlanta. $5-10 for multi.

 

[Chick Charm]

On such a small scale (raising only 8 chickens) your cost goes up exponentially. If you actually factor in "ALL" your cost for such a small flock you will likely be shocked at the actual cost. Feed & Water, for most people are the only factors included. If you factor in their "housing", "electricity", "hay or straw", "shavings", "treats like scratch or boss or mealworms ect" you can see a truer composite of costs. However, if she is your friend, that is a big factor. And if, like most of us, you would gladly raise 8 chickens for the shear pleasure, then so be it.

I sell my POL girls for $35 per pullet here in San Diego.

Wish you the most profit and even more so the joy of raising your friends chickens!

 

[moodlymoo]

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Where do you live? The average price for a pullet of those breeds @POL sell for 25-30 each. What you have to think of is the time, money, energy, and love you put into them. To get a good quality chick Im paying 5-7 a piece