Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[scottcaddy]

greetings

we had 571 birds in the brooders and 200 in the grow outs so time for a sale

i advertised easter eggers and mixed breeds on facebook and cleared 100 birds for the next delivery in just 3 days, the 8/9 delivery may hit 200 birds

on the goat front, we just received our 11th doeling in a row. she is our first goat doe is greater than 50% dairy goat.

Did you have to cut the price point much?
Congrats on the #11 doeling!
Scott

 

[ozexpat]

Did you have to cut the price point much?
Congrats on the #11 doeling!
Scott

I did promo specials on a groupings with a 30% discount - but many people went on to buy other birds as well.

I had 120 easter eggers and 200+ mixed birds

I am 100% sold out of Jersey Giant and Cuckoo Marans Juveniles and breeding trios - at full price

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
Marketing works that way.... I used to work at the Pet and Garden Shop at Sears.... at the time when computerized cash registers had only been in use about a year.

The boss was brilliant at the lost leader.... Meaning he would bring in plants .... a very large quantity of cheap hanging plants for the home and sell them for cost..... Things that sold normally for four or five bucks he marked them at 1.99 I suspect he still made money on them.

Funny thing happens our sales sky rocketed.... We sold pots and plant hangers and fertilizer and potting soil and OH the vegetables went too. The birds and cages went too.... as well as the Aquarium department....

People came in who never really ever entered the store before... and we retained a bunch of new regulars in the process. He did this at least three times during the summer...

After I left he went on to become a Store manager...

deb

 

[Wisher1000]

You know, Deb, I was great at retail back before I chose a career. I sometimes wonder if that would be my retirement job in a few years, but I know I have lost that "customer service" attitude now that I have spent 27 years seeing how people can be. I could still function very well as long as they were being reasonable, but when that stopped, my tolerance would, too.

I ran a pet shop as my first full time job. I had been a part timer for the four years of college. I kicked butt! The store had never turned a yearly profit prior to my taking over and within three months we were in the black and stayed there till I left. It was fun! I was always trying new things, seeing how they worked out and either expanding the good ones or dumping them and trying something else.

The owner offered to sell me the store but I wasn't ready, too young to want that responsibility. He ended up selling it for WAY more than it was worth, but he didn't get quite the profit he thought because there was three times the amount of inventory in the store than he estimated (without my input - he should have asked me!)

The stupid buyer had no clue about the business and the store went under in a couple of years.

 

[ozexpat]

You know, Deb, I was great at retail back before I chose a career. I sometimes wonder if that would be my retirement job in a few years, but I know I have lost that "customer service" attitude now that I have spent 27 years seeing how people can be. I could still function very well as long as they were being reasonable, but when that stopped, my tolerance would, too.

I ran a pet shop as my first full time job. I had been a part timer for the four years of college. I kicked butt! The store had never turned a yearly profit prior to my taking over and within three months we were in the black and stayed there till I left. It was fun! I was always trying new things, seeing how they worked out and either expanding the good ones or dumping them and trying something else.

The owner offered to sell me the store but I wasn't ready, too young to want that responsibility. He ended up selling it for WAY more than it was worth, but he didn't get quite the profit he thought because there was three times the amount of inventory in the store than he estimated (without my input - he should have asked me!)

The stupid buyer had no clue about the business and the store went under in a couple of years.

i can see you as a walmart greeter wisher

 

[bamadude]

Lmbo. Get him Wisher

 

[Wisher1000]

No, that wouldn't work at all, the greeters are not allowed to get involved in a shoplifting apprehension............

ETA : I would, Dude, but he'd enjoy it too much.

 

[ozexpat]

Chabichou's first two doelings

our 11th and 12th doeling straight

 

[Ravynscroft]

Chabichou's first two doelings our 11th and 12th doeling straight

That is flockin' amazing!!!! Congratulations!!!! :yiipchick :yiipchick :yiipchick

 

[ozexpat]

yup the chances of 12 in a row are well over 4000:1

yet its still 50:50 on each delivery lol