Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[puglady]

Ideal hatchery is having a huge sale on bantams and ducks. I am tempted to order and raise to sell at local livestock swap meet this spring. .85 per bantam sounds like I could make a profit. What do you guys think?

If its warm in both areas I say go for it. My final total is 12 of 30 losses from a shipment 1 week ago from this hatchery but its cold up here. I sell hatchery stock at swaps to support my "rare breed" habit. I use Ideal regularly in the Spring and Summer though and they've done a good job. Around here people like bantams but straight run is a concern. Customers only want pullets, either large foul or bantam. I don't know of any hatcheries that will sex bantams though. If you've got the market and are going to sell them at day/week olds you're good. If you need to grow them out to separate the boys from the girls maybe not so much.

 

[caj1985]

Then it's worth a shot. Good luck!

I thought they might since silkies (believe it or not) sell for $15 to $25 apiece at auction.

 

[WVstruttin]

I thought they might since silkies (believe it or not) sell for $15 to $25 apiece at auction.

wow, wish I was there I"ve got about 30 I"d like to let go

 

[caj1985]

do you have a link for this, I was just on their site and didn"t see it

Go to the BYC front page and find the Chicken Math has struck again header. First post has a link to the weekly specials. It is under Ideals weekly specials.

 

[WVstruttin]

Go to the BYC front page and find the Chicken Math has struck again header. First post has a link to the weekly specials. It is under Ideals weekly specials.

thanks, madam posted it

 

[caj1985]

wow, wish I was there I"ve got about 30 I"d like to let go

You can't find them here. I have a friend who has been looking for a couple of pullets for her rooster for a year.

 

[WVstruttin]

You can't find them here. I have a friend who has been looking for a couple of pullets for her rooster for a year.

sounds like you should start raising a few silkies

 

[madamwlf]

I'm eyeing those bantam wyandottes.

 

[puglady]

I do hatch and sell silkies here and can't keep them in stock. Sell them straight run and they're usually gone within a week of placing the ad on CL. They start at $8 at day olds and go up from there. Good luck with your bantams!

 

[chickenhousesplus]

ya know your sister may be right, the same thing happened to me and I had to take out the rooster and let him roam around for a week or so then put him back in. I got peeps from him