Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[okallthis4eggs]

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Throw a PIE out there and I am all over it hail or high water

 

[smhoekzema]

It will be soon, but pie never hurts!  We had such a wacky winter here, it affected the start of laying for a lot of people.  Did you have a stressful summer?  Sometimes with chicks born hatched later in the season, they will start late because the daylight hours growing shorter works against them.  Sometimes they even skip the first season, and start up right after winter starts and the light hours grow longer.    Soon for yours, though! 

What breeds do you have?  How many?  Any pics?

I'm in Australia so we have just come out of summer into autumn. I have 3 big girls- a RIR and 2 Australorps. I also have two little girls (hopefully) an Easter Egger and a Frizzle. My image uploader isn't working at the moment for some reason

 

[okallthis4eggs]

29 Eggs Today!

TWENTY NINE

TWENTY NINE..............Today We Laid TWENTY NINE Eggs

 

[BullChick]

Now that I am not watching television, should I try that again?
One customer buys about 10 dozen/month. Another 4. I may start getting customers from my new church, but IDK. I have good egg numbers (most of the time).
Using my calculations, I should keep 7 girls. I am thinking 12. That creates a chicken math problem since I will also keep one rooster, which gives me an odd number. Odd numbers require you to buy another dozen chicks.

These are the best pictures I have. The Golden Comet is bare backed. She is there on the bottom left.


Here you can see a GLW that has white fluff near her bottom. The rooster you see (Ameraucana) has a red square of flesh above his tail, and his tail looks like he was in a fight. He is the dominant roo, so I know he is just molting.


I am asking if I should sell them anyway, or keep them and sell ones I want to keep, but are better looking?
Also, these are 7/16/12 hatches, and June/July hatches from last year. What do I charge? I know I paid $10 for 3-y-old Red Sexlinks a few years ago. I was thinking $20 for last year's and $15 for the previous year. Opinions?

 

[cheeka]

your prices are good, and they are just molting, so sell the ones you want despite how they look. the best layers have really hard molts, so you should be able to explain that to a buyer... good luck! I don't think they look that bad.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Now that I am not watching television, should I try that again?
One customer buys about 10 dozen/month. Another 4. I may start getting customers from my new church, but IDK. I have good egg numbers (most of the time).
Using my calculations, I should keep 7 girls. I am thinking 12. That creates a chicken math problem since I will also keep one rooster, which gives me an odd number. Odd numbers require you to buy another dozen chicks.

These are the best pictures I have. The Golden Comet is bare backed. She is there on the bottom left.


Here you can see a GLW that has white fluff near her bottom. The rooster you see (Ameraucana) has a red square of flesh above his tail, and his tail looks like he was in a fight. He is the dominant roo, so I know he is just molting.


I am asking if I should sell them anyway, or keep them and sell ones I want to keep, but are better looking?
Also, these are 7/16/12 hatches, and June/July hatches from last year. What do I charge? I know I paid $10 for 3-y-old Red Sexlinks a few years ago. I was thinking $20 for last year's and $15 for the previous year. Opinions?

I think it depends on the area you live in and the going rate there. 3 year old sex links probably not worth much around here. They are past their peak in terms of egg production. The 2 and 1 year olds are your best producers and worth the most However if you find somebody who only has BR's/ aka "Barred Rogers" you should be able to sell them. A worn out sex link will out perform a BR any day. Check Craigs List in your area to see what people are asking.

 

[chickenlindz]

Silkie is sleeping on the nest tonight!!!!

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Quote: Egg celebrations never get old.......just better..... Congratulations cheeka. I remember your first.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Silkie is sleeping on the nest tonight!!!!

I use to do that when I wanted treats. He would bring me bread....and scratch......and sit a little bowl of water in front of me. One time I got raisins and lettuce. I would always eat the treats and poop in the nest box and go on about my business the next day after a good nights sleep.

 

[Scrambles55]

thanks MC, she's having a good day today, laid out in the sun in the front "weed" bed