Do you make meat bird customers pay in advance, or just order.

[RoosterGeek]

I take a 50% deposit on my ducks (sold per bird) and $5 deposit per chicken. I sell the chickens by the pound. Without a website and lacking a way to take credit cards, it's kind of a PITA. By taking the deposit, I have a large portion of wood shavings, feed, and chick order expenses taken care of. This is my first batch not having them all presold. I normally do ducks and have them all sold before even ordering them as ducklings.

 

[Appylover]

If you have a droid or I-phone you can get an attachment and App for credit and debit cards. Its pretty cheap as they only take a small percentage of total sells.