INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[bcollier9253]

I have a BA Roo to trade for a BA Hen if anyone is interested. South side Indy

 

[daskhan]

I have a BA Roo to trade for a BA Hen if anyone is interested. South side Indy

Black Andalusian?

 

[bcollier9253]

Black Andalusian?

Australorp

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Thats what I do, feed all flock. I have small piglet feeders I keep oyster shell in.

Quote: Happy Birthday too then!

Quote: Oh, I didn't see this til now

. Sorry, I can't amaze you .I wish I would have taken pictures. I completely deboned the bird, and used my large stainless oval roaster to cook it. Basically made it a huge rolled roast!The next one is Saturdays meal, I will check the weight and get pics tho!

We had a sad loss last night. She was beautiful and one of my favorite birds. Aretha, our oldest bird, was a crested cream legbar. She wasn't quite 3.

She was going through a very, very hard molt. Seems like she just laid down, went to sleep, and didn't get up. Anybody ever lost one just because the molt was too much on them? It sounds ridiculous, since they're all pets and treated very well.

I don't think the guy we bought the CCL from had very good stock. I wish I could remember his name, so I don't buy from him again. We bought 4 started pullets--lost the first one a few weeks after we got them, lost the second two months later, now we lost the third a year later. We have only one left. She's 2 1/2.

I don't think chickens cross the rainbow bridge, but she's for sure at the farm in the dell... There's lots of green pasture there. RIP Aretha.
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She looks so sweet, I'm so sorry for your loss. I have tried a few different times and the breed did not do well here. Roos and hens both are very gentle and friendly birds.

Hi. I'm looking to purchase a few egg laying chicks less than 6 weeks old before Christmas, but don't know where to look near Indianapolis. Any ideas?

Welcome! Possibly a Rural King farm store, a majority of us don't hatch during the winter. I think my Lavender Orpington may still be laying well. If you are interested send me a pm, chicks take 3 weeks to hatch.

 

[daskhan]

Me and funnyfarmmom have chicks available now I'll be making a trip to funny farm soon will pick up some buff Orpington chicks for anyone in the terre haute and Indy area

 

[pbirdhaven]

@kittydoc I'm sorry to hear that you're having health issues. I wish you the best.

 

[kittydoc]

@kittydoc
I'm sorry to hear that you're having health issues.  I wish you the best.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Just a curiousity question anyone have a pricing system I can barrow they I was thinking was take the price it cost to raise and add 5$ or so but I end up with maybe a 10-15 dollar chicken but when it's a rare breed I feel I shouldn't do that I just want to know if there's some sense or guideline I can follow otherwise I'm probably just going to look at everyone else's prices and undercut a little(that's how my brother does his business in markets and he always sales out) he doesn't do chicken

I recommend the cost method you mentioned above. BUT I highly recommend you reevaluate how much you are spending on the birds to raise them. I'm sure you might have missed some costs.
Here is a basic list of costs to compare.
Cost to get the hatching eggs
incubation of hatching eggs ~ the machines and the electricity
brooding set up ~ cost of heat, brooding materials such as chips or fancy metal boxes,
chick feed
water
layer feed
housing of the birds, those shelters should be paid back even if it is just 50 cents a bird. There will be maintenance on the coops and nesting boxes too.
lighting to get the birds to lay good fertile hatching eggs.
Roosters or chicks that are kept just long enough to know they are roosters eat food too. Typically the cost of raising up the roosters has to be subsidized by the selling price of started hens.
Various supplies like a toe punch or blukote also need to be factored in. Feeders, waters, ..... all these things only last so long. I recommend buying 1/6 - 1/4 new feeders and waters every year to distribute the cost. heated water bowls should be considered as well.


As for just undercutting others prices, imo that is not the best policy in the chicken selling business. First there are not enough good sellers of pullets that you will need to undermine the competition. Second there is just no way one person could offer up all of the breeds. Third, there will come a day when you might want a recommendation from another chicken seller. For me I found it best to keep a list of sellers by breed and location for people who called me but wanted something I did not have. A good example here was silkies. I never had or intended to have silkies but at least 2 other people on this thread did sell silkies. It made for good overall customer relations too. Remember the old movie Miracle on 34th street and all of their marketing to help the child get the toy they wanted. The price undercuting really works best when the market is over saturated with the product and it is typically used only for a short period of time to dry up the competition or get the demand increased back inline with the supply.

And just because I fully believe it, I'm going to repeat it here and make it larger to stand out.
I strongly recommend against price undercutting for the pricing of chickens.

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Me and funnyfarmmom have chicks available now I'll be making a trip to funny farm soon will pick up some buff Orpington chicks for anyone in the terre haute and Indy area

Dask- did I see you mention barred rock chicks? How old? Hehe I can smell the ink on the divorce papers now lol

 

[RichH]

Funnyfarmmom... Thanks for the baby chains. They are adorable and seem to be doing well. It will be hard to give them away in 4 weeks as my wife and I will be attached by then.