Pricing

[NYREDS]

So? Grand Champion Waterfowl isn't good enough to qualify me as a breeder of quality birds? She's not a real show bird? My Grand Champion Waterfowl sets on and hatches her own healthy goslings after breeding naturally. She's never so much as sneezed and she doesn't have any issues with vigor or health.

BS that show birds are unhealthy, non-productive, and lacking vigor. None of my show birds bred to be shown have any issues at all with reproduction, health, or vigor. Seriously? Am I the only show breeder who isn't having issues? Now, I feel so lonely.

You've come a long way in a short time haven't you?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Here is whats totally funny to me. I just interpreted your statement to explain why show birds are so expensive. Good Point. I missed that the first time around when I was getting worked up at the thought that show birds couldn't be productive.

The araucana definately have genetic issues that have nothing to do with showing but everything to do with what they are which is another reason some birds are more expensive than others.

Edited to add " I appologize for getting sidetracked by the words that I missed the meaning".

Lanae

Thank you...we're all here because of our interest in poultry. Very cool.

 

[NYREDS]

Experience is the teacher of all things...Sorry to have ruffled your feathers, but I stand behind my statements.

If you truly breed top quality show birds, then you know the genetics and what it takes to maintain vigor within your flock while at the same time achieving the phenotypic results that you are searching for so that your birds continually place well in the show ring. Strict culling and colsely maintained breedings are used in the successful programs to ensure effective birds that will perform well in the showring. To say that you maintain both Top Quality Show Birds and at the same time possess the genetics that results in Very Good to Excellent utility birds..Your efforts very well could rival top show bird breeders in the nation. I suggest that you profile the genetics of your flock and publish your work in a scientific journal and share your wisdom. For the rest of the participants, its a tight-rope-walk and takes years of experience to maintain successfully and achieve measurable consistant results from breeding to breeding, the goal being a phenotypically perfect bird for the showring...if your goal is the breeding of top quality show birds.

Again...Sorry to have ruffled your feathers. It was not intended.

I think the most amazing thing about your [IMO] outrageous & inaccurate statement is that it's coming from someone with absolutely no experience with breeding or exhibiting poultry.

 

[cmfarm]

Welll to answer the OPs actual question, prices can vary a lot from one place to another. Here hatchery chicks can range from $3-$5 for St. run. More expensive ones can run from $7-$10 each, st.run.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I think the most amazing thing about your [IMO] outrageous & inaccurate statement is that it's coming from someone with absolutely no experience with breeding or exhibiting poultry.

???...Some peoples kids.