How much are laying hens worth?

[AndersonFamillyFarm]

I was wondering how much I should be selling for stared pullets and laying hens. What do you think is a fair price for chickens?

 

[PirateGirl]

Totally depends the breed. I have paid $60 for rare breed started pullets and the breeder promised to take back/trade any late blooming roos. I wouldn’t pay more than $10 or $15 for a mix or production bird and wouldn’t be interested in any hen over 2 years old.

 

[moniquem]

My friend purchased some off craigslist last weekend. They were 10.00/each for 10 week old black sex links and easter eggers.

 

[AndersonFamillyFarm]

I have bantam speckled Sussex, Crele Orpington, and Blue Laced Red Wyandottes! If any one is familiar with these breeds and knows how much hatching eggs chicks etc are worth I would love to know!!! I just got back into selling chickens again so its been awhile!

 

[Kris5902]

I think selling straight run chicks is the easiest way to go profit wise. For decent breed layers in my area you pay $10-$25 for heritage/specialty hybrid (Olive egger etc) chicks, a production pullet at point of lay runs $17-20 and started pullets (6weeks) of similar breeds to the aforementioned chick $60+. It all comes down to cost of feeding them, especially with cockerels from non sex-link varieties eating but being harder to get rid of!

 

[Kris5902]

Thanks for the response! It’s hard to price rare breed chickens when not a lot of people have them!

Bear in mind, as @Brahma Chicken5000 mentioned, every market is different, and it depends on multiple factors... and it’s always easier to lower your price than raise it! I’m not familiar with your specific breeds or location, but to give comparison price point, here decent lines of Ayam Cemani average $100/chick, $25/egg.

 

[AndersonFamillyFarm]

Bear in mind, as @Brahma Chicken5000 mentioned, every market is different, and it depends on multiple factors... and it’s always easier to lower your price than raise it! I’m not familiar with your specific breeds or location, but to give comparison price point, here decent lines of Ayam Cemani average $100/chick, $25/egg.

I sell all hatching eggs on eBay and would be selling all my chicks and chickens online instead of locally.

 

[AndersonFamillyFarm]

Price varies on breed and how much money you have invested into them. If you are trying to turn a profit by hatching or raising chicks to point of lay pullets they will be more expensive than say someone who buys 4 month old pullets and turns around and sells them.

Yes I understand about how much money you put into them and when you buy them and the breed are all factors for the cost. For a run of the mill breed and from hatch to laying hen how much are they worth?

 

[keesmom]

It's going to depend on your local market. In some places people want fancy layers and are willing to pay a premium price; in others buyers want high production birds at a bargain price. You will have to find out what's selling in your area.

 

[AndersonFamillyFarm]

Color matters too, a buff Orpington would sell for far less than a lavender. A GLW would sell for far less than a blue laces red Wyandotte.

Thanks for the reply I have so many different types of breeds that I don’t know how much to charge! Thanks for the help