How to make a profit off of chickens

[Jaeden Mckinley]

Hi, I'm Jaeden, I was wondering how do I make profit off of my chickens what things can I do to make money, what things could I implement into my flock to so they can lay more eggs and make me some money.

 

[nuthatched]

There's nothing ethical you can give or do to your for more eggs. Higher protein feed might help. You could sell hatching eggs but unless you have a purebred flock, it's not worth it.
How many chickens do you have? How many eggs per week? How much do you charge per dozen? What's the average price in your area? And how much do you spend on feed? I'm happy if my flock pays for themselves but just a little extra is not uncommon.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Hi, I'm Jaeden, I was wondering how do I make profit off of my chickens what things can I do to make money, what things could I implement into my flock to so they can lay more eggs and make me some money.

First, don't take advice from anonymous persons of no known qualification on the internet.

Second, do your market research. What's your area? What's in demand? Who are your competitors? What are they selling, and for how much?

What about Uncle Sam? Licensing? Does he want a cut? Inspections? Facilities?

The answer to how (if) you can make money on your flock is highly dependent on individual circumstances - but for most people? Its coming out of their entertainment budget. Home grown eggs are the most expensive you will ever eat.

My flock is in my sig, below. I've been doing this for two years. Assuming you aren't currently offering a nutritionally deficient diet, there is nothing you can do to make your girls lay more, apart from artificial lighting part of the year. There are a few things you can do to cut feed costs, maybe. There are management methods you can use to increase efficiency.

A couple months out of the year, I break even. Mostly, its a money losing operation for me - for a host of reasons specific to my circumstances. I expect it to change, eventually, when one of my products is ready for market, but I'm not there yet.

 

[addctd2plnts]

I'm not sure you'd make money but if you have show chickens and win, you can grow out your chicks and sell pairs to other people who show chickens. Some also sell eggs to help with feed costs, at a little higher than regular costs. I think showing poultry is a wonderful hobby for children and adults and the people you'd meet are really nice people for friends. I won't lie. It takes work. But it's nice to have a hobby with goals and other friends in the hobby. Poultry Show Central lists the poultry shows: https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/ Then before each show there are FB pages for the show. Breeders usually post their extra stock to sell on those pages. If you want to buy them, they'll bring them to the show for you. Other things to join are the American Poultry Association: https://amerpoultryassn.com/ If you have a specific breed you like, they probably have a breed group to join also. There are some magazines like Exhibition Poultry: https://www.exhibitionpoultry.net/ and a newspaper http://poultrypress.com/ that also help.