CaramelKittey
Crowing
Honestly it depends. I would never pay more than $5-7 for hatchery stock.
Well..sort of. If I wasn't breeding to the SOP and had an opportunity to buy sexed female chicks, I would be willing to pay $10-15 or even $20 each. (They will make the money back in eggs when they are older
) Honestly, I think $5 for a guaranteed female chick is way too low IMHO.
As for chicks from a breeder, chicks can come from show stock, but there is no such thing as a show quality chick. I wouldn't pay $20 to take a gamble with a chick without having any idea of its quality and having no guarantee if it would even improve my breeding program. Now, I would absolutely pay a lot more money (closer to $100) for a bird that is very close to the SOP standards that I know will greatly improve my breeding program.
I don't raise Ayam Cemanis, but if I did I might pay $20-25 for a chick that has a black tongue, black toes, etc. It really depends on the breed.
IMHO, buying chicks or hatching eggs (if you are trying to breed to the SOP) is almost like a gamble. You don't know if they will be male or females, they could be worth $100 or be total culls, you never know. So personally, I wouldn't pay over $20 for a straight run chick of a breed I am looking for (if even that) if other options are available, but would absolutely pay a lot for a 6-7 month old bird that comes very close to the SOP standards or has traits that I am trying to improve in my flock.
Well..sort of. If I wasn't breeding to the SOP and had an opportunity to buy sexed female chicks, I would be willing to pay $10-15 or even $20 each. (They will make the money back in eggs when they are older
) Honestly, I think $5 for a guaranteed female chick is way too low IMHO. As for chicks from a breeder, chicks can come from show stock, but there is no such thing as a show quality chick. I wouldn't pay $20 to take a gamble with a chick without having any idea of its quality and having no guarantee if it would even improve my breeding program. Now, I would absolutely pay a lot more money (closer to $100) for a bird that is very close to the SOP standards that I know will greatly improve my breeding program.
I don't raise Ayam Cemanis, but if I did I might pay $20-25 for a chick that has a black tongue, black toes, etc. It really depends on the breed.
IMHO, buying chicks or hatching eggs (if you are trying to breed to the SOP) is almost like a gamble. You don't know if they will be male or females, they could be worth $100 or be total culls, you never know. So personally, I wouldn't pay over $20 for a straight run chick of a breed I am looking for (if even that) if other options are available, but would absolutely pay a lot for a 6-7 month old bird that comes very close to the SOP standards or has traits that I am trying to improve in my flock.
