Suggested Pricing for Selling Chickens of Various Breeds and Ages

[All4Eggz]

How do y’all price the chickens you sell?

I sold 12 chickens today and I was just wondering how y’all price your pullets, cockerels, hens, and roosters depending on age and breed.

How do you calculate labor/feed costs into the final price?
How much would you sell the following for?

- 1 (one), two month old pullet (variety of common breeds from TSC)
- 10 (ten), two month old pullets (variety of common breeds from TSC)
- 1 (one), 1 year old rooster (variety of common birds from TSC)
- 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (common breed)
- 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (Delaware breed- apparently critically endangered)
- 3 (three), 2 year old laying hens (Delaware breed)
- 5 barnyard mix day-old chicks
- 1 (one), 3 month old cockerel (Silver Laced Wyandotte)

TIA

 

[3KillerBs]

I set my prices based on the going rate on the local Craigslist ads -- adjusted for age and desirability of breed.

 

[All4Eggz]

I set my prices based on the going rate on the local Craigslist ads -- adjusted for age and desirability of breed.

What are the current rates?
If you were to sell now, what would the pricing be?

 

[Mrs. K]

I am following - I have to divide my flock and reduce numbers.

 

[3KillerBs]

What are the current rates?
If you were to sell now, what would the pricing be?

This is only valid for my local area. Other regions undoubtedly have other pricing.

But here you go:

https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/grd/d/carthage-ludwig-gentleman-black/7497863145.html

https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/grd/d/carthage-blue-australorp-pullets-almost/7497873910.html

https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/grd/d/carthage-australorp-australorp-cross/7497884578.html

I've got some younger cockerels to go on for $5 each and I'll raise the price on the pullets to $20 for blues once they hit POL. Young chicks were $5 each straight-run.

 

[rod5591]

- 1 (one), two month old pullet (variety of common breeds from TSC)
- 10 (ten), two month old pullets (variety of common breeds from TSC)
- 1 (one), 1 year old rooster (variety of common birds from TSC)
- 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (common breed)
- 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (Delaware breed- apparently critically endangered)
- 3 (three), 2 year old laying hens (Delaware breed)
- 5 barnyard mix day-old chicks
- 1 (one), 3 month old cockerel (Silver Laced Wyandotte)

Here is what I would sell for:

$10 each- 1 (one), two month old pullet (variety of common breeds from TSC)
$90- 10 (ten), two month old pullets (variety of common breeds from TSC)
$10 - 1 (one), 1 year old rooster (variety of common birds from TSC)
$25 - 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (common breed)
$25 - 1 (one), 1 year old laying hen (Delaware breed- apparently critically endangered)
$20 - 3 (three), 2 year old laying hens (Delaware breed)
$4 each - 5 barnyard mix day-old chicks
$10 - 1 (one), 3 month old cockerel (Silver Laced Wyandotte)

 

[Mrs. K]

I will have 2 old hens, and 6 chicks to sell.

The chicks will be well past 3 months and most at point of lay:

They will be light brown leghorn, prairie blue, green starlight, and an exchequer leghorn. I do have a matching rooster for the exchequer, and the light brown leghorn - he is beautiful. The leghorns are from Sandhill Preservation.

I got the leghorns pretty reasonable - less than three, but the colored egg layers were over 7.

Just not quite sure how to go about this, I have never really sold birds before (I fed a lot of coons)

 

[JedJackson]

Definitely research what the going rate for these is in your area. Craigslist is a good resource. That said, I would up the price to 15 to 20 bucks for the two month pullets and would probably drop the price of the roosters unless they are selling for that price.

 

[All4Eggz]

They will be light brown leghorn, prairie blue, green starlight, and an exchequer leghorn. I do have a matching rooster for the exchequer, and the light brown leghorn - he is beautiful.

I would personally do around $30 per pullet, and $45 per breeding pair.

I got the leghorns pretty reasonable - less than three, but the colored egg layers were over 7.

For the leghorns, I'd do around $20-$25 each if they are POL.

I will have 2 old hens, and 6 chicks to sell.

The chicks will be well past 3 months and most at point of lay:

They will be light brown leghorn, prairie blue, green starlight, and an exchequer leghorn. I do have a matching rooster for the exchequer, and the light brown leghorn - he is beautiful. The leghorns are from Sandhill Preservation.

I got the leghorns pretty reasonable - less than three, but the colored egg layers were over 7.

Just not quite sure how to go about this, I have never really sold birds before (I fed a lot of coons)

How old are the "2 old hens"?

 

[Mrs. K]

The old hens are probably 3-4 - I would just give them away to sweeten the pot. One is a daily layer, but the other one is only about 2-3 times a week.