prices for 6 wk old chicks

[workindog]

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

 

[danceswithronin]

I'd sell $30 apiece for known pullets (they are all pure breeds and ornamental types) and $20 for the silkies, it's not safe to assume their gender at six weeks really but the demand for them as pets is usually high. As for thirty bucks, that's a little less than you could get six week-old started pullets at from a hatchery like MyPetChicken, and this way the person buying them doesn't have a purchase minimum or shipping hazards either. And you've raised the chick through the most fragile stage of its growth, when the most losses occur.

Production breeds like sex links, leg horns, freedom rangers, broilers, etc... usually sell cheaper.

I say go in high, people will always try to haggle you down anyway and you've put money into feeding these birds, not to mention your time. Get some of your money back.

 

[el polo froggo]

It depends on the breed. If they are a larger or rare breed - they will be a higher cost. Cheaper breeds, such as Brown and White Leghorns- are lower cost because of how common they are. It will also depend on if they are sexed or straight runs.

 

[BGcoop]

Around here the average price for a day old is $3 unless it’s a special breed and about $10 for a started pullet usually older than 8weeks from what I’ve seen, so maybe somewhere in the middle of that?

My Wyandotte’s have been fairly good layers so far.

 

[aart]

Prices...are whatever you and the buyer agree upon.
Will vary greatly depending on local market ..and how savvy a seller you are.

 

[SueT]

Where are you planning to sell them? Where did you buy them? Here in our area, at the poultry swap, for hatchery birds you'd be lucky to get $10 each for 6 week pullets, $5 for cockerels. If you have show quality, then you could ask more if there are buyers looking. How do you know if they are not good layers yet? My Sebright, for example, is an excellent layer, tho the eggs are tiny.

 

[chkva]

I say $10 at the most if you want them to sell. People can buy pullets for $10 or less at most poultry swaps no matter the breed. If you put them too high, you can plan on having 21 chickens and never getting down to 12. People seem to want the cheapest chicks and do not care about quality anymore, which I think is why some have issues later on. To me the price says it all... Higher price means you're getting quality, lower price means you're probably getting roos or sick chicks.

I bought 20 week old red sex links ready to lay from a farm I've been going to for years, they were $9.95 a piece. They lay an egg every single day and have been the best chickens ever. I believe the farm puts them at this price because they know this price will sell. On Monday we were messing with the farmer saying his prices were too cheap and he told us that our price is $30 a piece He sold me 2 Jersey Giant pullets 2 weeks old for $9.65...

 

[chkva]

Where are you planning to sell them? Where did you buy them? Here in our area, at the poultry swap, for hatchery birds you'd be lucky to get $10 each for 6 week pullets, $5 for cockerels. If you have show quality, then you could ask more if there are buyers looking. How do you know if they are not good layers yet? My Sebright, for example, is an excellent layer, tho the eggs are tiny.

There's nothing wrong with a small egg... I've learned that throughout the years.

 

[WindingRoad]

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

I got 2 SLW last T-day for $10 a piece. They were 16 weeks old and last of Dec they started laying and haven't stopped since. The lady buys chicks in the spring and sells late fall. She's not making any money. They were certainly worth $10 each. To me.

 

[ChickenThunderdome]

The posts above are from poultry people.. The majority out there looking are likely beginners and will not even know what a poultry swap is.

I'd say start at $30 and haggle down to $20. Why? Because you got plenty of time before having too many roosters becomes a problem.. Then again you mentioned you're limited to 12.

If it were me I just would not take $10, not just because of the work you've put into them but also at $10 you'll have just about any moron out there buying them. $20-30.. well usually a wacko looking to torture an animal or impulse purchase a new "pet" won't spend that much. Consider it a rehoming fee.



I would not sell the silkies for less, personally I'd advertise them as pets, sell them in pairs for $60 a pair. That's just me but it's all in how you advertise something and not so much the product itself.(Think Shamwow)