What price should bantam roos be sold for?

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Im selling a bantam rooster and I'm not entirely sure how much to sell him for. He is three months old. The typical bantam out here is sold for at least 20-25 dollars each. Though because he has been raised with only organic, non GMO feed, never successfully mated with a little lady, and has undamaged (yet still growing in) plumage, i was wondering if this affects the value of him.
 
You can ask anything you want but what you will take for him is another question. I don't have bantams but I hatch out a lot of chicks every year (200 to 300) and sell most of the males which is around half. The younger they are the lesser amount I ask. The older they get, I ask a bit more. I'm sure I have way more money into them than what I sell them for but it helps recoup some of the feed cost. A few months ago I took around 100 males around 6 months old to a big farm swap that recently closed. I got around $15.00 per bird. They were pure breeds. I show my birds at poultry shows.
 
I don't know the breed. He's fairly big for a bantam, white plumage, long legged (not like a modern game) red earlobes, and rose comb. Nothing unusual about the skin and he is almost fully matured, physically. His comb is going to get bigger and his tail will eventually fully grow in, and one day, his peeping will stop and his crows will start to get more manly (or is it cockerly?)
Ill try to get a pic of what he looks like now. Also, if this helps, he had a little brown dot on his head when he was little and had yellow fluff.
 
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Ok. Here’s a pic. Just took it.
 
I've tried selling my bantam roos and no one ever asks about them. The minute I say they are free then things get moving. I really just want them re-homed so no big deal. I usually list them on Craigslist.
 
You can get about a dime a dozen here.
Your area and market matters more so then anything else and without us knowing that we're all going to be useless.
 

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