Selling chickens for profit

[itsasmallfarm]

all depends on market. i don't raise chickens for money, (but i do raise/keep honey bees for profit)

keep tract of costs and expenses. you may sell a meat chicken for 15 bucks but if it cost 16 to raise you just lost a dollar.

keep it legal, where i live we can keep 999 meat birds a year with no permit. but make sure you follow the laws, i know selling meat birds live and butchered are two different things here. but a law suit or fine could set you back big time.

 

[Sara S]

all depends on market. i don't raise chickens for money, (but i do raise/keep honey bees for profit)

keep tract of costs and expenses. you may sell a meat chicken for 15 bucks but if it cost 16 to raise you just lost a dollar.

keep it legal, where i live we can keep 999 meat birds a year with no permit. but make sure you follow the laws, i know selling meat birds live and butchered are two different things here. but a law suit or fine could set you back big time.

That’s a lot of birds.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

That’s a lot of birds.

ya, we can have a lot of birds here. lol

 

[salshep20]

ya, we can have a lot of birds here. lol

If I buy my chickens from the hatchery whats the best age to let them go so that people will want to buy them

 

[Sara S]

If I buy my chickens from the hatchery whats the best age to let them go so that people will want to buy them

Pullets, they csn be sold for more but they eat SO much then. Right befor they start to lay really

 

[salshep20]

Pullets, they csn be sold for more but they eat SO much then. Right befor they start to lay really

They do eat a lot! So then I would need some oats and bread to cut down on feed!

 

[Sara S]

They do eat a lot! So then I would need some oats and bread to cut down on feed!

You could ferment, or sell as chicks as well and sue thst miney for food. How much is a 50lb bag of starter/grower?

 

[salshep20]

You could ferment, or sell as chicks as well and sue thst miney for food. How much is a 50lb bag of starter/grower?

13 or 15 dollars

 

[salshep20]

You could ferment, or sell as chicks as well and sue thst miney for food. How much is a 50lb bag of starter/grower?

Ferment takes to much time! I need them out quick

 

[Sara S]

Ferment takes to much time! I need them out quick

Is not much, but advertise as chicks and say you can hold Them until they are about to lay.