prices for 6 wk old chicks

[WindingRoad]

Personally I feel like if somebody is too poor to pay a decent price for a chicken up front, I don't want to sell it to them because it is more likely they will also end up skimping on feed, vet care, etc... and that is not fair to the animals. If people are poor I think they should focus on bettering their personal situations without dragging more financial dependents into the mix, be they children, livestock, or pets.

Again you are assuming. Of course you know what assume means. I"m sure I don't need to elaborate. Maybe getting some chickens would be a way to better themselves. I can assume that rich people know how to buy feed. I bet they go away hiking on the weekends and leave their chickens without food. Or maybe to Vegas.

 

[WindingRoad]

Personally I feel like if somebody is too poor to pay a decent price for a chicken up front, I don't want to sell it to them because it is more likely they will also end up skimping on feed, vet care, etc... and that is not fair to the animals. If people are poor I think they should focus on bettering their personal situations without dragging more financial dependents into the mix, be they children, livestock, or pets.

I don't think $30 for a six week old chick is a decent price. The OP will only get what the market will bare.

 

[danceswithronin]

I don't think $30 for a six week old chick is a decent price. The OP will only get what the market will bare.

It just depends on the breed really I think. I'm charging $30 per sexed female day-old chick of my current clutch, but for one of the rarest breeds in the US. For something like a Wyandotte or a Dominique I'd probably charge half that for a six week-er. For a mixed breed, probably $5-10 depending on how pretty it was and what gender.

 

[aart]

The posts above are from poultry people..

Well, this is a poultry forum, and the question is bout poultry....aren't you a poultry person too @ChickenThunderdome ??

 

[ChickenThunderdome]

The OP will only get what the market will bare.

First thing you've said I agree with.

Start high and work the price down, eventually you'll find the value.

It just depends on the breed really I think. I'm charging $30 per sexed female day-old chick of my current clutch, but for one of the rarest breeds in the US. For something like a Wyandotte or a Dominique I'd probably charge half that for a six week-er. For a mixed breed, probably $5-10 depending on how pretty it was and what gender.

What breed? Just curius!

Well, this is a poultry forum, and the question is bout poultry....aren't you a poultry person too @ChickenThunderdome ??

No I'm a newbie. I had no idea poultry swaps existed before that post and was considering spending $35 locally on 6 week old pullets months back. If that helps make my point?

 

[danceswithronin]

What breed? Just curious!

Bielefelders.

 

[Rooster_Tyranny]

Rich people love sales. I don't think price has anything to do with it. You are discriminating against poor people. Poor people can be good chicken owners too. You should have stuck to helping instead of catorigizing.

Again you are assuming. Of course you know what assume means. I"m sure I don't need to elaborate. Maybe getting some chickens would be a way to better themselves. I can assume that rich people know how to buy feed. I bet they go away hiking on the weekends and leave their chickens without food. Or maybe to Vegas.

Just to clear this up, the person wasn't talking about poor people at all. The point was that the sick people of the world who see no value in the animal and only want it to use for cockfighting or something, are not going to be willing to pay a decent amount of money for something they're just going to throw away. So charging a higher price is a good way to weed those people out.

At least from what I see in my community, anything above 10-15$ would be a little steep unless it was a rare breed or something similar. On KSL or Craigslist I rarely see a bird go past 15$ each, and that's just for grown chickens, I just saw someone selling 4 wk old sexed pullet Easter Eggers for 4 bucks a pop. But then again I live in Utah and we are famous for being cheapskates. I would look on Craiglists or maybe local ads and see what other people are charging and go off that. Every community has different opinions on what expensive means.

 

[Ebony Rose]

You may wish to keep a silkie hen, I hear they go broody at the drop of a hat, which could be a blessing if you wish to incubate au-natural.

 

[danceswithronin]

You may wish to keep a silkie hen, I hear they go broody at the drop of a hat, which could be a blessing if you wish to incubate au-natural.

Can confirm, I had silkies last year and they absolutely go broody if you don't remove eggs every day (and sometimes even if you do!).

 

[Acre4Me]

So ive officially had most of my chicks for 6 weeks today. I went back after i realized about half of the chicks i picked werent good egg layers lol. So i plan on letting some go.

Whats a fair price to ask for them? I will be letting 2 old English's, 1 seabright, 3 silkies and maybe a few wyandottes or who knows lol but Right now i have 21 chicks and need to get it down to 12 which is our limit here. And one of the 4 silkies is getting a big thingy on its head where as the other 3 don't have one that big- safe to assume rooster?

Btw i wasnt sure where to post this question, I hope i chose wisely

You can do a little research by looking at fb or CL listings. What has sold for how much. You can ask at the feed store you buy your feed at for an estimate. You can see if there is a local poultry group on fb - apparently this is fairly common, and ask there. In order to get $30 per young bird, it would have to be a very good breed representation, to sell for premium price. Otherwise, someone just wants some pretty chickens for their flock that lay eggs and aren't going to care that much that they are a particular breed. Around here, $30 for a 6wo chick would be laughable, unless someone wanted to show them and was looking for that great breed example or to get new genetics for their breeding stock.

Maybe you have more demand where you are, or have the breeds that are popular, which is to your benefit if so.

We went to a livestock auction in Jan to get rid of 9 birds (age range 4-9months old). We averaged $7/ bird, and all sold. The bird that had the most bids and sold for the most money - was our 9 mo Black Australorp Rooster (he was very handsome)! We got $10 for him after several bids.