Future Sex-linked Olive Egger Project: Feedback/Opinions Greatly Appreciated!

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Well, that sounds doable. My feeling is that mostly, the market would be for female chicks. That said, if you get to where they are consistently coming up as true sex linked, and you start selling them, your local market will soon be saturated. That means soon, locally, others will probably start selling olive eggs, too, so that market will get saturated. Two things to consider, what are you going to do with the males? Sex links do not breed true, so few males will be sold. Have a plan, for most people this plan is harvesting them for meat. Is that up your alley? Second, what do you do after the market gets saturated. Mail order chicks would increase your sales base, but look into regulations for shipping, and how to package for best protection for the chicks. ( if you do that, let me know, I'd be interested). If you get a good line of show birds, hatching eggs is another market to look into, research packing and shipping regs for those too. Then, you have to advertise somehow, there's another potential cost to factor in. Lots of variables, but it can be done. Sometimes, however, when a loved hobby becomes a business, and you have so much more riding on it, and more pressure around it, it ceases to be fun anymore.I've known a lot of people over the years, that has happened to. Just some food for thought. Good luck, what ever you decide.

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I need to come of with something to do with the males. Butchering is just fine with me. But,I would have to have the set up for it,which would cost money.... I wish there was someone that would buy them for a minimal price, and just butcher them themselves!
(I personally don't want to do the killing part, really. But there isn't anyone else willing to do it...)

Yes, I'm interested in mailing chicks. I need to figure out how to safely do that.