Looking to getting into some breeding questions

[mustangsaguaro]

My husband and I are thinking about getting into breeding chickens to sell the eggs and sell the chicks. What I would like to know is what are the most common or top 5 breeds that people want to buy as chicks, and what are the pros/cons of the breeds you might have? Also, when selling chicks or older birds what is the price range. What would be the most profitable bird to sell.

Thanks
Kim

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

silkies,cochins,brahmas, orpingtons, OEGB's. But also it depends on personal preferences

 

[Katy]

I agree that it all depends...... there are as many favorite breeds as there are people. Brown egg layers...especially the dark brown egg layers are very popular, but sometimes it's hard to get good breeding stock of those.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Now if you want to sell the most exspensive eggs I think everyone would agree that serema eggs are fairly exspensive

 

[mustangsaguaro]

I currently have Old English and am trying to either sell them or trade them for a different breed of bird. What I am looking for is a good egg laying breed.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

go to murraymcmurray.com I think heavy breeds are the way to go because some of them lay through winter.

 

[KingsCalls]

I agree that it depends what a specific area wants. Different people in different places want certain breeds. Here in east Tn. it seems that the best sellers are the following:::::
for eggs: white leghorns, sex-link and rhode island reds
for meat: cornish crosses, buff rocks, buff orpingtons and white rocks
eggs & meat: mostly orpingtons or any of the plymouth rocks and sometimes RIR's

Bantams: old engish games and silkies

Ducks: you could sell every Pekin you could raise!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Yeah I would buy pekin eggs from you in a heartbeat or if you had cayuga ducks

 

[CovenantCreek]

You may want to consider breeding one of the heritage breeds rather than or in addition to one that's popular. You can check out the ALBC for info one the breeds that need more support to avoid extinction.