What do you need to sell baby chicks?

[Over_Easy47]

Do you have to have a tax ID or some type of permission to sell baby chicks?
Just a thought.. also looking for tips and ways to start

 

[Better Than Rubies]

Hello.
Just curious, are you wanting to start your own hatchery?

 

[Mosey2003]

Depends on the scale you mean. Do you mean just sell some from your backyard flock? You should be able to just declare miscellaneous income on your tax return for that. If you mean starting a proper business, you'd want to talk to an accountant or the like.

Tips:
Do you have breeders already or are you going to choose fresh? If you're choosing, do lots of searching on FB farm and poultry sales groups and see what sells, and what sells fast. Try to raise that type.

If you're going to sell out of state or ship hatching eggs, enroll in NPIP and get your flock tested. Also, you could talk to your county or state extension agent to see if there is any other certification or testing you need in your area, since you don't list it. Some areas are stricter than others.

Have a plan for those that don't sell and leftover males, especially if you'll be breeding ones that can be sexed at hatch. Nobody wants males. Well, very few do.

Make sure you can afford to feed your breeders well and that you can feed any unsold chicks, too.

 

[Over_Easy47]

Possibly. I wanted to do something small from home to see how things go. Sounds like fun! I just want to get a little experience with it, sell some around town and go from there.

 

[bbond]

I would recommend being NPIP certified. That way anyone in the country can purchase eggs or chickens from you.

 

[Mosey2003]

What I've learned so far is that, like so many things, selling chicks is often more about who you know than the chicks themselves. I bred some black sexlinks that I couldn't hardly give away. And Barred Rocks haven't sold well either. But, I have met a couple people now that like my birds so much, they have four other people waiting to buy from me should I have extra. So try to start well with good, healthy chicks and try to form relationships with people.

 

[Over_Easy47]

Thank you. I’m from Indiana, I’ll look into it.

 

[aart]

What you need is energy and the gift of gab.

 

[chickens really]

What you need is energy and the gift of gab.

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[chickens really]

I just advertise locally and sell them all quickly..