What do many here hatching do with all the chicks?

well i keep them inside till i get them sold, and then the ones i do not want to sell i put in my flock, when they are 8 weeks old

 

I used to hatch to build my flock to a certain point. I have several roosters but have re-homed many. Now, I'm hatching to build a high quality Delaware flock and for someone who wanted a few Blue Orp and Barred Rock chicks. I live in an agricultural/rural area and have no restrictions against chickens.
I dont hatch just to hatch because I dont have facilities to house many ages of chicks, though I do live on over 5 acres.

 

I love on a farm so space isn't an issue with me.

ETA: I take my extras to a local poultry auction to sell.

 

I only have a quarter acre so Im incubating and will sell or give away all but 8 which will replace my 2 yo girls

 

We're still enlarging our own flock, branching out into some breeding and selling chicks and laying hens. So far, we don't have any population problem but I don't think people around here will quit buying chickens anytime soon.

 

I keep my favorites and sell the rest or trade.
Currently, I am working on adding a couple breeds to my flock so have a full incubator with 3 additional breeds.
I will take extras to the swap meet or sell them off.

 

I am keeping a couple & the others I just posted an ad on Craig's List & they are spoken for already! They just hatched today, yesterday & the day before.

 

I'm hatching to grow/ replace the chickens lost in last nights coop massacre... 12 dead and 6 still missing. got 16 in the brooder and 37 more in the bator...

 

Surprisingly, chickens actually don't take up much room. I have 4 hens in a 12 sq. ft. coop (I know a little small, but we live in Texas so they don't go in the coop except at night), with a 60 sq. ft. run. The coop is raised so they only take up a 6x10 section of the backyard. Pretty good when you think about it.