I've been priced checked, now I feel kinda guilty.

[devora]

Hey Fluffy---I have power tools. Can you come over and build me a coop? (B/c I have NO clue. You handy folks are amazing!)

 

[PurpleChicken]

I simply will not deal with people looking for the lowest price. I smile and
tell them to go to the competition. They will usually call back when the
so called competition screws up their equipment even more. My generator
labor rate varies from $65 to $97 per hour depending on the customer
and equipment.

I'm fascinated by all you folks who sell stuff on Etsy, make coops and
cages, and even sell eggs. You all are obviously doing this is a hobby
or "labor of love" cause I can't see how you are making any money or even
covering costs.


Last thought: There is a huge difference between cheap and frugal. Frugal
is buying the same can of corn for less money. Cheap is buying the cheapest
can of any corn you can find. Being CHEAP always costs more in the long run.

Good luck on your coops Lone & please post some pics or point me in the
direction of some.

Don

 

[sundance]

Hey Fluff, your cages are GREAT, If you can do that with a hand saw what could you do wit a power saw. Sorry I'm not smart enough to build something like that, My DH does all the building around here, and that's the time he gets to tell me what to do.I can't even learn to put pix on the BYC of our coop and runs, I have to call my granddaughter in Fla to try to get pix on My Space for all the rest of the family scattered everywhere.

Mother to 12 RIR's, 1 Pitt bull, 1 poodle mix, 1 adorable yorkie,1crabby grey cat, and babysitting 1 Great Dane, ( which i hope her mother finds a house SOON)

 

[LoneCowboy]

My coop pictures are here

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=22193

The picture of it complete are further down in the thread.

We can't stand the lowest price hunters either. I always think, well, they may be cheaper, but we always show up.

 

[Chellester]

Quote:
For a lot of people, including myself, a hobby is more about the "doing" part than the "finishing" part. It's a creative and productive way to get your mind off things and kill time.

I love to knit and crochet. For me, it's more about keeping my hands busy than making stuff I need to use. I have knitted more scarves than I can count!

Recently I started making socks, because they take more time than a lot of other projects, and nothing beats wearing a pair of handmade socks.

If you're really into your hobbies, it will get to the point where you want to make more things than you need, and you can only give so much stuff away as gifts before people get tired of them.

Selling them it a good way of being able to get rid of the stuff you make instead of stockpiling it, and at least you can put a dent in material costs, if not covering them entirely, for something you're going to do anyway.

As far as getting paid for the time, the satisfaction of doing the hobby is the payment for the hobbyist.

 

[Cheryl]

Well DH figured our 5 chickens are currently priced at about $275 each after all materials, and no labor...so it is definately a labor of love!

 

[LoneCowboy]

Chellester you are so right. I just wish my DH would understand that. He's all about the bottom line and I'm all about the journey.

I told him about the $275 each, and he said... "Apparently, they got theirs cheap."

 

[azchickadee]

You could charge $50,000 a piece, that way you'd only have to sell one! Hey, it could work. Maybe......

 

[LoneCowboy]

Yeah, or not sell it at all.

Then I could put more chickens in it myself.

 

[tazcat70]

When I was younger I thought cheaper meant that I saved money. Now I am frugal.

Tonya