I asked in a different section about if it would be profitable to order day old chicks and raise them to almost the point of laying then selling them. I soon realized that I should have posted here in the okies thread instead for more local answers. People on craigslist are selling laying hens for up to 15 bucks each. I actually just bought three hens last week to replace some that a skunk killed. I was happy to pay the 15 a piece for them to keep my egg flow going. My wife and I were thinking of ordering 50 or so chicks and trying to sell them at 4 months old or so. What didn't sell, we would take to the auction. Never have been to an auction, dont have any idea what chickens sell for on average, but surely there has to be a little money to be made or nobody would be selling them. We are not trying to get rich or quit our day jobs, but we love chickens and enjoy taking care of them. It would just be nice to get a little money out of them to cover feed costs and such. What do y'all think, worth messing with?