*POLL*What do you consider too much money for a chick ?

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[Demonwolf37]

For a chick, I probably wouldn't pay much more than $30, and I'd have to know at least what the rooster looked like.

For a pullet or hen, I might pay $50-$100 for one with traits I was looking for.

$100-$200 for a rooster with the traits.

 

[AntiqueB]

I would probably pay up to $30 for a sexed chick of a breed I really wanted. But I normally don't spend more than $5. Of course, shipping brings that up quite a few notches!

 

[Double Yolked]

My local supplier usually has chicks for 2 to 4 dollars a chick. I get a wide variety of breeds, very healthy chicks and good characteristics. Nope would not pay $20 for a chick, let alone for an egg that might not hatch anyway.
Despite the fact I live in a gambling focused state, I don't gamble either
I dearly love my ladies, but I keep them for eggs/utility not for pets. That they can become amazing, loving, engaging and funny pets is a bonus I'm very happy with but you don't need high priced "specialty" breeds to get that. My favorite, most personable and tamest hen ever (shown below) was a mixed breed mutt. The most expensive chicken I've bought so far was 6 dollars a chick and I wasn't impressed.

 

[nuthatched]

That's the thing, though. Greenfire is known for its quality and it actually creates the standard for some breeds. So, you know what you're getting when you buy from Greenfire.

Yeah, but they don't breed for quality, at least not anymore. The quality has significantly slipped in recent years. Their FAQ even states that they don't maintain a standard. Why cull a chicken with the wrong legs when you can sell it for $$$ to someone who wants the latest "sparkly 'rare' chicken".

That's the company I considered spending more at for the American Bresse.

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[JacinLarkwell]

someone who wants the latest "sparkly 'rare' chicken

I'm guilty of being that person more often than not. Luckily they won't guarantee live arrival to my zip code so I won't risk that amount there. Otherwise I would be ordering nearly every time they had a new arrival I liked

 

[cubalaya]

$20 would be my limit for chick and i would have to see both parents. while some adult chickens are worth well over $1000, i could never justify paying that much and a predator could wipe it out

 

[Amer]

15 dollars at MOST for a chick from high quality stock. You can’t determine the quality of a chicken at hatch, you can’t guarantee it’s sex (in the breeds I like) and you can’t guarantee it won’t die. You also can’t guarantee egg laying capacities.
Typically all I can hope for with high quality cockerels is 5 dollars going to a food home unless I actually pair or trio them. I’m not paying more for a chick.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

15 dollars at MOST for a chick from high quality stock. You can’t determine the quality of a chicken at hatch, you can’t guarantee it’s sex (in the breeds I like) and you can’t guarantee it won’t die. You also can’t guarantee egg laying capacities.
Typically all I can hope for with high quality cockerels is 5 dollars going to a food home unless I actually pair or trio them. I’m not paying more for a chick.

That's a fair thought

 

[robinhs]

I think $7.50 is a fair price for most chicks! I've paid more for specially bred chicks but not often! More often $5.00 is all I'll pay!