Ideal is trying to run a profitable hatchery: that cannot be done with Orientals without charging higher prices for those chicks which they don't do. Enough said.
Quarantine hatchery:
At present it is illegal to bring in eggs or adult stock into the USA from anywhere without them going thru a quarantine which is very expensive: hence the high prices some charge for their new imports. Things are like they use to be.
There is paperwork to do, fees to pay, approval to seek, blood test and the like.
A Quarantine hatchery would do those things for you. You line up the eggs to be shipped to them not you (illegal!). They hatch the chicks and then do the blood work at either 3 or 6 weeks if passed then you get the chicks. This is MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE than shipping adult stock and paying for their quarantine time.
My friend knows the hurdles and, of course, will have to make a profit, but it will still be less expensive than importation of adult birds.
I truly hope it will be a great success for him and will bring in new genetics for all of us.
If successful it will put an end to these high priced imports we see now. Their businesses will have to adjust or fail. I'm in no way against folks making money and I completely understand that those importing today must recoop their investment. This will just make it easier for any of us to do the importation. There will still be a cost: you can bet on that but a much more affordable cost.
