Spin off: What's the LEAST you've spent on a chicken? :)

[Kim_NC]

How about a trade....does that count? I traded a Red Sexlink cockerel for a Red Sexlink pullet about 2 months ago. 'Even Steven'....straight up trade....$0

The pullet is laying now, she is a month younger than the rest of the flock she's with. I call her Little Bit. LOL



edit....typo

 

[Davaroo]

BTW, why doesnt $0, count? Who made these rules?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I expect free doesn't count becasue too many people would qualify

Seems like feedstore chicks were ~$1.85, but I haven't bought one in years (I do know the price is still the same). First time I bought chicks (for Easter)I remember thinking "these are the least expensive pets I've ever bought" and that thought included feeder, waterer and feed.

I guess the least expensive may have been the chicken that came with the house. Or maybe she was the most expensive: $xxx,xxx (and the house came with her

)

Generally I expect to pay $25-$100 for breeder or better quality birds, but I often trade with friends who are also breeders. I traded a pair of splash silkies for a pair of chocolate polish last year, and I just traded a partridge silkie pullet for a lavender blue silkie cockerel.

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

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My thread, my rules.

Free is a constant and I was curious as to the varying low costs of some of our birds. Someone should start a "Can you believe I got this bird free?!?!?!?!" thread. It would be interesting, as well.

 

[walkswithdog]

Cheapest chick, 2$.
Rooster - 9$.

4 started ee's and five delaware cockerals and a barred rock pullet for 23. I'd break it down into what I paid for what but I'm unsure so there's the wad. Some were free, some weren't - 2.30 cents a bird. <grin> The eggs that came with for free are now 3 more ee chicks.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

50 cents for a pair of jungle fowl chicks at auction. People thought that were at the auction thought they were some kinda of weird exotic fowl and didn't want them.

 

[blackred]

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You wouldn't expect that from the Tamest of breeds but it happens a lot to Modern Game cock birds after they have started mateing. I like putting them in shows now and then to mess with certain judges.

By the way I have no problem with using them in a breeding pen

Bob

 

[SeramaLife]

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That is less than broilers sell for here!

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

DH paid .83 for 22 Rhode Island red chicks then the guy gave himan extra two 3 week old just because.

 

[mac80103]

I stopped in the Mercantile in Brighton, Co this morning. I wasn't looking to buy chickens, but took a peek, and saw 7 four week old chicks on clearance for $1 each. Four are st. run Seabrights, and three are Delaware pullets!

I rushed them home, and built a new brooder, as I have 25 week old chicks our brooder now.