Quote: Oh very cool! You guys are always welcome to visit our thread, we have members from all over.
Racinchickins was gracious enough to host our very first chickenfest on the 28th, we held a processing workshop, met lots of members and had a GREAT time
Congrats on the hatch
Yes, always price your hens higher than your males. The person buying the hen will be able to benefit from the hen when eggs are layed and/or sold and poults are hatched and/or sold.
eggs sold - a person can make at least $3.00 per egg x12 = $36.00 per dozen x's who knows how many dozen she will lay.
poults sold - $12.00 per poult x assuming she hatches 10 poults = $120.00 total.
if she hatches more than 1 clutch of eggs, that's more money.
I honestly feel that the person will get their money's worth when buying a hen. Just my opinion.
I have to say that I agree with you 100% on your pricing. Feed is expensive and your turkeys are worth it. Don't short yourself when selling them. I do not think that $30.00 is too high. The older that my hens get, the more I sell them for. At my place, a person can expect to pay a minimum of $65.00 for a hen. And the thing is, I don't have to sell anything, so they can take it or leave it. Matters a dime to me.They are the one that is looking for a hen - not me. I got plenty!
And I sell my Toms for $50.00 and people buy them. If they say that Mr. Tree Stump down the road sells his Toms for $20.00, I direct them BACK to Mr. Tree STump so that they can buy that $20.00 tom from Mr. Tree Stump because I ain't going down on my price. Sorry Charlies.
Now go make your money!
Thank you Zootopia and kuntrygirl for your feedback. You are both right. I don't have to sell them either, they can always be processed for the holidays if I have too many. At what age are you selling toms for $50? Year old birds or young adults? Even at $5/pound, a 12 pound tom processed is $60. I sell mine for $7.50/pound because they are organically fed only.
I remembered him and I remembered saying that but I was kinda joking and I didn't think that he would return. He said, "And I have the exact money and I don't need any change." I also remembered telling him how much a female turkey would cost and he said ok back then and he said ok on yesterday. I told him that a female would be $75.00. He didn't flinch or stutter when I told him the price again. He GLADLY handed over $75.00 and I gladly accepted it. I gave him 3 free dozen of eggs because he doesn't have chickens and I thought that he would enjoy a freebie since he paid so much for the hen. Boy, he was so glad to get those eggs. He couldn't believe that I had given him FREE eggs.desertmarcy, I thought about you yesterday when I was in my chicken yard and someone drove up. It was an older guy that had a familiar face to me. As I walked out of my chicken yard towards him he said, "It's August and I'm back for my female turkey". I was like, "HUH?". I had no idea what he was talking about. He said, "I came here at the beginning of the year and I asked you to buy a female turkey for my Tom because he was lonely and you told me that you didn't have any for sale but to try back in August and it's August and I want my turkey". All I could do was laugh.
So, this is why I set my prices so high because if they really want it they will pay for it. And if they complain about the price, then they can move it along and find someone else to buy a cheap bird from because I don't back down on my prices.
Quote: If only the winds blew that direction !! lol
I have been thinking of thext year-- does anyone use lights??? I might extend my year as suddenly people are wanting hatching eggs.
desertmarcy, I thought about you yesterday when I was in my chicken yard and someone drove up. It was an older guy that had a familiar face to me. As I walked out of my chicken yard towards him he said, "It's August and I'm back for my female turkey". I was like, "HUH?". I had no idea what he was talking about. He said, "I came here at the beginning of the year and I asked you to buy a female turkey for my Tom because he was lonely and you told me that you didn't have any for sale but to try back in August and it's August and I want my turkey". All I could do was laugh.
So, this is why I set my prices so high because if they really want it they will pay for it. And if they complain about the price, then they can move it along and find someone else to buy a cheap bird from because I don't back down on my prices.
That would never happen to me! Congratulations!
No lights here.If only the winds blew that direction !! lol I have been thinking of thext year-- does anyone use lights??? I might extend my year as suddenly people are wanting hatching eggs.Please send that weather over this way. :/ I hope that I'm done for the year too.
