Selling chickens and what are they worth?

[Lazy Farmer]

Geographically speaking.. rural or suburban, unless you buy feed in bulk, you will be in the hole. I get (FL) $25 egg layers, $15 teenagers and $5.00 for 3 weeks old. If they don't want to pay for my feed, time and labor.. We bbq or have eggs for breakfast without looking back.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

I just paid $5.90 @ Aldis for a dressed 6 pound chicken.

 

[quails3]

what state are you in? if its easier I can buy them from you and find them a good home since your moving soon.I finally found out that we're officially selling our house.. and we'll have to be out in a little over a week! So I'm needing to sell some chickens real fast! My parents thought we had until the end of September until we closed on our house, but nope.. so I have 8 pullet who might be laying soon. They're 4 1/2 to 5 month old and they're barnyard mixes. How much should I sell them for? Keep in mind I want to sell them fast I don't care if I profit any I just don't want to loose too much money. Just having chicken was worth it in of itself though and should I sell them separately or all together?

what state are you in? if its easier I can buy them from you and find them a good home since your moving soon.

I'm in Oklahoma

 

[quails3]

You could easily get $10+ for point of lay pullets, but it really depends on the market and how saturated your area is. Craigslist is a great place to list and scope out the competition to see what the average prices are and to list a tad cheaper for faster movement.

I checked Craigslist and is anywere from ten to twenty-five dollars. I think since they're barnyard mixes I could sell them for $8

 

[quails3]

point of lay is good, back yard mixes, not so good, but I have had good amount of eggs out of them too. $8.00 and they should sell like hotcakes, but I think you could easily start at $12-15 and see if you get any takers. A week is short notice. Hope you get back into chickens later on!

Definitely will get back into chickens they're such a joy to have!

 

[quails3]

I would try to sell them as a group. They transition much easier with their flockmates with them.
I would start high and offer a deal if they buy all.

I'd almost rather sell them together

 

[BantyChooks]

Like others said, depends on your area.... Here, even free hens might take several weeks to sell...

Edit: I just saw your post. That seems like a fair price to me.

 

[Amber's loving chickens]

i would think that best offer would be the route to go since you need to sell asap! What state do you live in?

 

[chickenfreak201]

I recently purchased 6 hens for $50 dollars. I thought that was a fair price the gal sellin them was moving an it was a backyard flock. We are in Michigan. They are 1-2 yrs old an all laying. Have adjusted well. The ad was on Hoobly similar to craigs list, check it out.
Good luck!

 

[theuglychick]

I only sell mine in pairs, trios, or more. That way they have at least one flockmate that's familiar to be introduced to a new place and flock with.

For a mixed point of lay pullet, I'd say $16-$20 for a pair.