Something doesn't seem right

[rancher hicks]

Well since I retired I ain't in no hurry and anyhow I just sell for cheap. They's chickens not diamonds. I ain't got time to develop pretty birds, just good looking birds that do what they're meant to do. Feed the family.

 

[Oregon Blues]

If the birds are juveniles, they are going to cost a lot more than day old chicks. That's in any breed, from any serious breeder. For just local barnyard fowl, a day old chick is a couple of dollars and a point of pay hen is about $25. It's not free to raise them up for a couple of months.

There is nothing wrong with the ethics of Greenfire Farms, and I seriously doubt that they are monkeying with the bid price.

 

[seminolewind]

One other thing, if you buy juveniles or adults from a private breeder, if they were not vaccinated for Marek's, you may lose alot. For the price that some breeders sell at, I would expect some vaccines.

 

[NGT ANGL]

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This happened to me years ago and right before I joined BYC. I wanted chickens. My husband built the coop and run and was teasing me because it was taking so long for me to get the actual chickens after he had put in so much work on the coop and run. He was only teasing me but I took it a bit personally. I didn't want the feed store pullets that had been de-beaked, I wanted a couple of nice birds. I went on eggbid and found a trio and started bidding. They were a large fowl breed of bird that was common and not too expensive, but I was so determined to get them that I just kept on bidding every time someone would place a higher bid. The gambling bug had bitten me bad....I did finally win the trio and paid an exhorbitant price for them - MUCH more than they were worth but by golly, I had my chickens and my husband couldn't tease me anymore....until he found out what I had paid for them! Do you know that neither one of those hens, who were advertised as "laying" never laid the first egg, and indeed, one hen died a little more than a month after I bought them. As I added more birds to my flock, those two just didn't fit in at all. Couldn't even give 'em away (seriously) and they finally ended up being the most expensive chicken pot pie that I have ever made/eaten....All of that said, I do believe that competition sometimes does cause people to get carried away - using myself as an example, I felt like I was wearing an invisible dunce cap for a long time after that..........

 

[EKC Farms in the desert]

Im going to agree with a few other people who have already posted this. They are addicted to gambling, and by bidding they are getting the "high" of wanting to win. Or some one who knows the seller is helping them drive in more money.

I had a friend who was selling on Ebay and wanted me to bid against a bidder, since the car stereo wasn't going for what he wanted to get out of it. Needless to say I wouldn't help. Couldnt be honest with him though, so I just said I was locked out of my account. Thats just to rude and ignorant.

 

[chickened]

This happens more than one thinks. I am an avid paintballer and I hear guys talking about how they got such a good price on EBAY for used gear and they told me what they did and how they do it. And no I will not post it as it is very wrong but ingenious.
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[rancher hicks]

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From what I understand juveniles are not that much older than chicks. Still around here a point of lay hen may go for $10. I tried $15 and no one would pay it. I've also read complaints folks who've bought so called POL hens only to wait months for eggs. You can pretty much tell a POL hen by the redness of the comb. No red and you could be waiting a few weeks.

Still like I said, something doesn't seem right. Yet I could be wrong. For some money is no object if they want something. Too, if you own a business you don't care you just write if off on you taxes. Looks like some of these high bidders are "farms" but I'll bet they are involved in other businesses to fund their chicken business. Then just write it off as a business expense , even though it has nothing to do with their "business". Cheating yes, but it happens all the time. I've taken tax classes and have a degree in Business so I know how it works. Then again perhaps it's not. Tax laws vary from state to state. Here in NY I'm getting taxed on every e-mail.