Pricing for birds

[McFly239]

Hi ! I was considering selling my chickens in favor of raising quail. They’re all laying hens, and I have given birds away in the past, but I don’t want to do that now as I have put a lot of time and money into these girls. Some of the breeds I have aren’t necessarily common. I was wondering what pricing would be for:
Silver laced polish
Russian Orloff
White crested blue polish
Prairie Blue Bell Egger
Easter Egger
Buff Brahma
Lavender orpington
Rhode Island Red

I want to be fair, but also want my time and effort raising them to be considered. They range in age from 8 mos to about a year.

 

[Sally PB]

Pricing will vary widely with location. Check Craigslist or other websites to see what might be appropriate in your area.

Your birds' ages will be a factor too.

 

[hville]

Saw the following formula recently (can't remember where):

(cost of chick + cost of feed) + 20% = price of adult chicken

McMurray has rhode island red female chicks for $4.76

If you estimate 1lb feed per week for the 8mo, will come out to 32lbs and layer feed runs $20-40 per 50lb bag, so $25.60 on the high side for feed

($4.76 + $25.60) + $6.07 = $36.43

So that would calculate out to an 8mo rir hen to be priced at $36.43.

That would be in line with some of the local auctions in my area. As previously stated, it would be location dependent.