phesants and or partridge we can make money from?

[animals1981]

is there any that would be able to sell easy in northern cali? I am tired of buying birds and then losing hundreds of dollars on them and never being able to re sell!

 

[spectrumranch]

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What do you raise now? making money on birds is hard to do, not that it can't be done, but switching to something new does not guarantee to be a money maker.

 

[animals1981]

i have nothing i just build a new aviery in my yard i live in the city my aviery is 200 sq ft

 

[spectrumranch]

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Then how are you loosing money if you have nothing?

 

[suzettex5]

I think 90% of the people here DO NOT make money off their birds! I am seeing alot of birds for sale right now here in Northern Ca, having trouble myself getting a few extras sold off. I'm DEFINATELY not making money, but I do usually get at least what I have into the bird back. I raise for fun and eggs, and I try not to have more than I can keep if I cant sell.

You could try the Denio's Auction in Roseville, I know alot of people are taking their extra birds there.

Good luck!

 

[Riffecreek]

I'm always looking for hatching eggs in game birds.. I'm looking for breeds I don't have along with get new lines of the ones I do have also...

I had to get rid of my birds when I moved 4 years ago, but before then.. I didn't sell many birds at start. I started donating birds for youth functions in the surrounding counties and before I knew it, I couldn't keep up with the orders comming in.. Now I'm starting over in hopes of doing the same thing!

 

[animals1981]

in the past when i raised birds id lose lots of money on care on pigeons and OEGBs

when is the roseville auction

 

[ranit]

I'm in the midwest so the market may be different where you are but I just look at our birds as a hobby that pays for itself. When we first started my husband was rolling all these numbers around in his head planning on how much money we could make. I pointed out to him that there was a lot more cost involved than just the feed (electricity for incubators/brooders, maintenance on pens & equipment, gas to haul the animals to sales, etc.) to say nothing of the time to care for them. He also soon realized it is not a big moneymaker. I enjoy watching the animals and the socialization with others at sales and it's something for my husband and I to do together. We usually end up slightly ahead moneywise if there is no major catastrophe of any kind and I'm happy with that.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

Here in North Carolina it's hard just to sell them. You have to have a game bird permit from the state, we have had lots of people want to buy some but when I tell them you have to have a permit that's usually it. It's $10 a year for the permit so it's not like it will kill you. Don't get me wrong I have been known to fracture a law here and there

but not game laws. The courts take a dim view of that here. What little we do sell probably pays for 1/2 of the feed I would guess. If you figure in the price of dressed quail and pheasant then we would turn a profit.

Steve

 

[suzettex5]

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Every saturday and sunday, rain or shine. Denios is also a HUGE farmers market and swapmeet,over 7 acres of stuff. $3 for parking and your in. There is a website, google Denios in roseville and you'll see it. I love that place!!