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how much would you recommend selling bantams for, also how much would you sell full blooded RIR Roosters for? They are 1 year old.
 
Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.

Price is very much based on the individual bird and location of the seller. What kind of bantams? Cockerels or pullets? How old? What state/area are you in?

When you say "full blooded RIR", do you mean real Rhode Island Red? Or simply Production Reds? I imagine the latter, as true RIRs are near extinct. Personally I wouldn't pay a dime for a common PR cock, they are common as fleas.
 
There is a glut of roosters on the market - and tons of free ones because no one wants them. Most towns won't allow roosters. And one rooster goes a long way (can handle 10 hens a piece). Most them probably get eaten - a reality of life.
 
I agree with both of you! But I've seen them for sale before online, and they guy I got them from(it was a package deal) said he paid something ridiculous like $35 a piece for the two of them and said they were special ordered. The bantams are also just black pullets, I think 3 are too young to lay still, and the other I have no clue.
 
Thedukelife said:
how much would you recommend selling bantams for, also how much would you sell full blooded RIR Roosters for? They are 1 year old.
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Welcome to the BYC glad you hopped on . They are worth all you can get. Craigslist is a good place to check local prices and to market chickens. Flea markets and chicken swaps and if you have a livestock sale barn in your area that sales caged animals . These are all good places to get an ideal of prices .
Thedukelife said:
I agree with both of you! But I've seen them for sale before online, and they guy I got them from(it was a package deal) said he paid something ridiculous like $35 a piece for the two of them and said they were special ordered. The bantams are also just black pullets, I think 3 are too young to lay still, and the other I have no clue.
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It's always to a good ideal to research local prices before buying chickens . Some people do pay large sums of money for some breeds . It depends on what you plan to do with them as to how much you spend . You can also post pictures of your chickens either in the breed threads or in the what breed is this thread and maybe find out maybe what they are .Good luck with your flock .
 
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Hello there, and welcome to Backyard Chickens! If you have a true RIR, he is worth something, but chances are, you have a production red, which is not worth one red cent. I don't own bantams, and I'm not extremely familiar with pricing and whatnot, so I'll leave that to someone else. I hope you enjoy BYC!!
 

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