How I make $130 Per Month On Chicks

[Shadow Source]

The Light Brahma is the worlds largest Chicken. So I thought if I bread a Silkie to a Light Brahma, then back to A Silkie, it would make a bigger Silkie maybe? I have another thread about this. Here is the link to it

 

[Shadow Source]

I would be careful and make sure your local and state regulation supports you to sell hatched chicks from your home. Not all individuals can do this. My area prohibits any commercial market from chickens from my property so check local and state regulation first. Also depending on where you sell it to, the regulation may change such as in state versus out of state. NPIP certification may be recommended for commercial endeavors regarding poultry. This may include testing flock to verify a clean flock and involve paperwork or permits to ship to another state. Just FYI! That said Good Luck! Also it is recommended to purchase poultry only from NPIP certified breeders and Hatcheries to reduce the incidence of poultry diseases. I like Meyers Hatchery myself and I did vaccinate for Mareks. If commercial flock then recommended for a whole vaccination schedule that can be obtained from Meyers to prevent spread of poultry diseases such as one we are facing now in California Newcastle Disease and many others.

I don't mean to be commercial, I just doing it as a hobby to make some money.

 

[Shadow Source]

I would be careful and make sure your local and state regulation supports you to sell hatched chicks from your home. Not all individuals can do this. My area prohibits any commercial market from chickens from my property so check local and state regulation first. Also depending on where you sell it to, the regulation may change such as in state versus out of state. NPIP certification may be recommended for commercial endeavors regarding poultry. This may include testing flock to verify a clean flock and involve paperwork or permits to ship to another state. Just FYI! That said Good Luck! Also it is recommended to purchase poultry only from NPIP certified breeders and Hatcheries to reduce the incidence of poultry diseases. I like Meyers Hatchery myself and I did vaccinate for Mareks. If commercial flock then recommended for a whole vaccination schedule that can be obtained from Meyers to prevent spread of poultry diseases such as one we are facing now in California Newcastle Disease and many others.

Also my breeding flock came from, Hoovers Hatchery, and privet Hatchery

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Unless you have repeat buyers, it's gonna be hard to constantly find new people buying chickens. And honestly, if you're in the business of trying to turn a profit...... chicken is probably way down the order, there are many other better investments.

I have to give props when they are due. I've been critical of some of your posts but this is the most intelligent thing you've posted here.


I always say if people don't want their children to do drugs, teach them to raise chickens and they'll never be able to afford drugs.

my electric bill went up 15% when i ran the incubator and brooder. Considering how much it costs to feed hens and a roo I could by chicks cheaper. But it is a good hobby

X2.
Saying there isn't a cost to raising and hatching chickens is very misleading and misguided.
Incubators use a lot of electric, especially if in a cooler space.
There is the cost of building materials, bedding, feed, feeders, water founts, grit, other supplements.
You can save on brooding energy costs with a Premier 1 heat plate but that still requires the initial investment.

I would be careful and make sure your local and state regulation supports you to sell hatched chicks from your home. Not all individuals can do this. My area prohibits any commercial market from chickens from my property so check local and state regulation first. Also depending on where you sell it to, the regulation may change such as in state versus out of state. NPIP certification may be recommended for commercial endeavors regarding poultry. This may include testing flock to verify a clean flock and involve paperwork or permits to ship to another state. Just FYI! That said Good Luck! Also it is recommended to purchase poultry only from NPIP certified breeders and Hatcheries to reduce the incidence of poultry diseases. I like Meyers Hatchery myself and I did vaccinate for Mareks. If commercial flock then recommended for a whole vaccination schedule that can be obtained from Meyers to prevent spread of poultry diseases such as one we are facing now in California Newcastle Disease and many others.

Where I live, I need a business license (renewed annually) to do this.
I also need to be NPIP to sell both here and across state lines.

The Light Brahma is the worlds largest Chicken. So I thought if I bread a Silkie to a Light Brahma, then back to A Silkie, it would make a bigger Silkie maybe? I have another thread about this. Here is the link to it

Introducing any breed into the genetics, you no longer have anything remotely silkie. They will just be mutts that no one would pay much for.
In recent years, judges at shows are giving preference to larger silkies but that means they are deviating from the SOP. I have a problem with that.

I don't mean to be commercial, I just doing it as a hobby to make some money.

As a hobby, that is fine.

 

[Melky]

Here is Oregon licensing. You may be ok if stay under the sale of 1,000 birds. https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/FSLicensing/Pages/WithoutLicense.aspx

Still need to make sure locally ok.

I’m in agreement with others that it is breeding a barnyard mix and can not be sold as a Silkie maybe Silkie mix but got to know the mix and most people may not want mixes. You may still have a market but as ongoing it may be difficult to keep up. Make sure you are accounting for feed/water costs, incubating/brooding costs, electricity, etc.

 

[Shadow Source]

I know that the initial buy for every thing will be a couple pretty pennies. But I can tell you my feeding costs are like 1 cent per day. I free range my chickens. I have a barn with 3 Mules, 1 steer, and two pigs. These animals are VERY messy eaters, so they don't clean up 10% of their food. They also eat bugs, the ends peices of straw, they even occasionally kill and eat mice!! I had about 20 chickens one summer, and they took about two months to finish a 50 pound feed bag. So in turn I may have been slightly misleading in terms of feed costs, feeders, and new birds. So I spend about 20 bucks a month on chickens, or 240 bucks a year.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

True that free ranging helps a lot on feed costs.
I buy less than half the feed in the summer than I do in winter. And it looks like that problem is continuing. We're going back down to below 0F. in a couple of nights. Nothing growing now.

Also true that people love silkies. Though I don't understand why - needy things.
I have friends with silkies but I won't own one.
There is a market for them. One of the Asian markets near me always has a freezer case full of them.

 

[123RedBeard]

You see, people LOVE Silkies;

Not me!

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How much free ranging will a silkie do?

One of the flaws not yet mentioned to your plan is ... silkies don't lay eggs every day ...

Have fun!

 

[Shadow Source]

Not me!

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How much free ranging will a silkie do?

One of the flaws not yet mentioned to your plan is ... silkies don't lay eggs every day ...

Have fun!

My Silkies free range all day. Because the weather has been bad here, my Silkies quit laying eggs. I know that Silkies don't lay every day, but I have found they will lay 7 eggs one week, then lay 0-3 eggs the next week.

 

[HatchCraft]

My Silkies free range all day. Because the weather has been bad here, my Silkies quit laying eggs. I know that Silkies don't lay every day, but I have found they will lay 7 eggs one week, then lay 0-3 eggs the next week.

My Silkies free range all day. Because the weather has been bad here, my Silkies quit laying eggs. I know that Silkies don't lay every day, but I have found they will lay 7 eggs one week, then lay 0-3 eggs the next week.

You might try selling hatching eggs if the chick market drops off. At one time I was selling pure breed hatching eggs for $30.00 a dozen. Good luck with your micro-hatchery.